Intelligent
Intelligent adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Profound is a synonym for intelligent in very smart topic. In some cases you can use "Profound" instead an adjective "Intelligent".
Profound
Profound adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Intelligent is a synonym for profound in wise topic. Sometimes you can use "Intelligent" instead an adjective "Profound", if it concerns topics such as intellectual.
Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- keen and intelligent
- keen and profound
- sound and intelligent
- sound and profound
- wise and intelligent
- wise and profound
- deep and intelligent
- deep and profound
- penetrating and intelligent
- penetrating and profound
- brilliant and intelligent
- brilliant and profound
- sagacious and intelligent
- sagacious and profound
Both words in one sentence
- When Homer shows intelligent or profound thoughts, the reaction of others is astonishment.
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Likewise with Lindsay Lohan, while sometimes her behavior has people wondering just what goes on in her head, she is nonetheless a skilled actress/singer and can also be very profound and intelligent, like when she did a documentary on child labor in India.
Source: Genius Ditz - This trope often has an "Emperor's New Clothes" effect on the more pretentious members of the audience: wishing to appear wise, intelligent, and cultured, and fearful of being perceived otherwise, they convince themselves they are privy to some profound truth.
Source: Fauxlosophic Narration
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