Profound
Profound adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Rational and profound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rational" instead an adjective "Profound".
Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- keen and profound
- keen and rational
- sound and profound
- sound and rational
- thoughtful and profound
- thoughtful and rational
- wise and profound
- wise and rational
- intelligent and profound
- intelligent and rational
- sagacious and profound
- sagacious and rational
- intellectual and profound
- intellectual and rational
Both words in one sentence
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Rational Wiki discusses and deconstructs this trope by name in their article on the term "Deepity" (which is a shorthand term for a phrase or statement that sounds vaguely profound but is actually nonsensical).
Source: Gravity Is Only a Theory
Cite this Source
Rational and Profound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/profound/rational
Profound & Rational. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/profound/rational>.
Rational or Profound. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/profound/rational.
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