Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with profound in American Collocation
profound
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/prəˈfaʊnd/
effect
consequence
effect
impact
implications
impression
influence
ramifications
repercussions
The battle would have a profound effect on the rest of the war.
feeling
contempt
disagreement
disappointment
feeling
gratitude
grief
ignorance
impression
regret
sadness
sense
shock
sorrow
sympathy
Once he’d gone, I felt a profound sense of failure.
disability
deafness
disability
impairment
She had problems at school due to her profound deafness.
change or difference
change
difference
shift
transformation
This era witnessed profound transformations in the American industrial labour market.
problem
crisis
difficulty
problem
The government was unable to cushion them from the profound economic crisis.
quiet or stillness
silence
stillness
A profound silence reigned throughout the assembly.
knowledge
awareness
grasp
knowledge
understanding
She was a distinguished academic, with a profound grasp of the economic issues.