# profoundly

**Pronunciation:** /prəˈfaʊndli/ · pruh-FOUND-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

To a great or very deep extent; intensely.

## Examples

- The news affected him profoundly.
- She was profoundly grateful for their help.
- His ideas have profoundly influenced modern philosophy.

## Synonyms

- deeply — Commonly used for emotions and understanding.
- intensely — Emphasizes strength and force.
- greatly — General term for a large extent.
- thoroughly — Suggests completeness and attention to detail.

## Antonyms

- superficially — To a shallow or surface-level extent.
- slightly — To a small degree.

## Collocations

- profoundly affected — The experience left her profoundly affected.
- profoundly grateful — He was profoundly grateful for the opportunity.
- profoundly important — This discovery is profoundly important for science.
- profoundly influence — Her work profoundly influenced a generation of artists.

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