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deep vs profound

profound vs deep

deep is a noun but profound is not a noun.

deep and profound both are adjectives.

deep is an adverb but profound is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deep Yes Yes No Yes
profound No Yes No No
deep (noun) profound (noun)
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
literary term for an ocean
the central and most intense or profound part
deep (adjective) profound (adjective)
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy (of sleep) deep and complete
strong; intense of the greatest intensity; complete
very distant in time or space far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge coming from deep within one
of an obscure nature
intense or extreme
large in quantity or size
with head or back bent low
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
marked by depth of thinking
relatively thick from top to bottom
extending relatively far inward
(of darkness) densely dark
deep (adverb) profound (adverb)
to a great depth; far down or in
to an advanced time
to a great distance
Difference between deep and profound

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