Profound and Surface

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Profound adjective - Extending far downward.

Usage example: with eyes wide with disbelief, the explorers made their way through a canyon more profound than any they had ever imagined

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Surface is an antonym for profound.

Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness

Surface adjective - Lying on or affecting only the outer layer of something.

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Profound is an antonym for surface.

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

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