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Common collocations with profound in American Collocation

profound adjective

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.