Profound and Perspicuous

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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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Perspicuous is an antonym for profound.

Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness

Perspicuous adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

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Profound is an antonym for perspicuous.

Nearby Word: perspicuity

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

Profound & Perspicuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/profound/perspicuous>.

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