Synonyms for profundity
Most common
depth wisdom deepness astuteness genius brilliance abstruseness abyss
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Depth — depth; the state of possessing great downwards extent
2. Brilliance — deep intellect or insight
3. Abstruseness
abstruseness, reconditeness, abstrusity dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Deep intellect or insight.
Near-synonyms: brilliance, genius
- n. 2
Depth; the state of possessing great downwards extent.
- n. 3
The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.
The situation's profundity escaped most observers.
Forms
- Plural
- profundities → depths, deepnesses, wisdoms, astutenesses…
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Insight, judgment, profundity or depth, reason, sagacity, sense, and understanding are native qualities of mind, tho capable of increase by cultivation.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- depth Compared with his father, he is lacking in depth.
- wisdom We admired his wisdom, not to mention his courage.
- genius No one recognized Tom's genius while he was alive.
- brilliance His brilliance has taken him quite some places in life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| profundity | steady | |
| depth | falling | |
| wisdom | rising | |
| deepness | rising | |
| astuteness | steady | |
| genius | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- depth1, abyss2
- 6 letters
- wisdom2, genius2
- 8 letters
- deepness
- 10 letters
- brilliance2, astuteness3, abstrusity
- 12 letters
- profoundness, abstruseness
- 13 letters
- reconditeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abyss2 = 2 syllables).