profound

About 15.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
2. adjective Very deep; very serious.
3. adjective Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.

   a profound investigation

4. adjective Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
5. adjective Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.
6. noun The deep; the sea; the ocean.
7. noun An abyss.
8. verb To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

Similar words

deep heavy intense sound important significant fundamental intimate thoughtful unfathomed

Often followed by

and effect influence impact changes sense respect knowledge change

Word family

profounder profoundest profoundly profoundness profoundnesses profounds