Intelligible and Profound

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Intelligible adjective - Capable of being understood.

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Profound is an antonym for intelligible.

Profound adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.

Usage example: a profound observation about good and evil that few listeners fully grasped

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Intelligible is an antonym for profound.

Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness

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Profound and Intelligible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intelligible/profound

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