Definitions

profundity

[pruh-fuhn-di-tee] / prəˈfʌn dɪ ti /

NOUN

wisdom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

solidity sophistication

STRONG

acumen astuteness balance brains caution circumspection comprehension depth discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition foresight gumption information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning penetration perspicacity poise practicality prudence reason sagaciousness sagacity sanity sapience savvy shrewdness stability understanding

WEAK

clear thinking good judgment horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance imprudence inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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As attempted profundity, this doesn’t quite land, and neither does much else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Part of the beauty and profundity of people’s psychedelic experiences is the ineffable—but the systems that run on Western science are hungry for hard data, replicable and reliable outcomes, and, perhaps most importantly, profit.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

She thanked critics for celebrating "this genre of horror films, that are overlooked and not seen for the profundity that they can hold".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Recognizing, as he did, the profundity of humor, he might have said the same about death.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Her mind traveled crooked streets and aimless goat paths, arriving sometimes at profundity, other times at the revelations of a three-year-old.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Vocabulary lists containing profundity

"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)

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