profound (adj.)
- absolute
- absorbing
- abstract
- abstruse
- abysmal
- acute
- analytical
- ankle-deep
- arcane
- arrant
- astronomic
- astute
- awful
- broad-minded
- civilized
- classical
- colossal
- complete
- consummate
- crass
- cryptic
- cultivated
- cultured
- decided
- deep
- deep-laid
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- deep-set
- definitive
- discerning
- downright
- educated
- egregious
- elephantine
- encyclopedic
- enigmatic
- enormous
- epic
- erudite
- esoteric
- extreme
- flagrant
- giant
- gigantic
- glaring
- great
- gross
- hard
- heartfelt
- heavy
- hermetic
- heroic
- hidden
- huge
- immense
- incomprehensible
- indecipherable
- indelible
- infinite
- informed
- inscrutable
- insightful
- intellectual
- intense
- intolerable
- intricate
- involved
- jumbo
- keen
- knee-deep
- knotty
- knowing
- knowledgeable
- learned
- lettered
- literate
- mammoth
- mighty
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- mysterious
- mystifying
- obscure
- occult
- out-and-out
- outright
- overpowering
- overwhelming
- penetrating
- perfect
- piercing
- poignant
- positive
- precious
- prodigious
- pronounced
- proper
- puzzling
- rank
- recondite
- regular
- sagacious
- sage
- sapient
- scholarly
- scholastic
- secret
- sharp
- shattering
- shocking
- sincere
- stark
- studious
- stupendous
- subtle
- superlative
- surpassing
- terrible
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- titanic
- total
- towering
- transcendental
- tremendous
- tricky
- unbearable
- unconscionable
- undeniable
- unequivocal
- unfathomable
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unspoiled
- utter
- vast
- well-informed
- well-read
- wise