The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.    From LearnThat.org.  [Niels Bohr (1885-1962)]

The differences are profound.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A profound silence.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A profound sigh.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The profound depths of the sea.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The review says when it comes to planning evacuations like the one you see here, there is what they call profound concern.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2006] Reference

Daisy looked at the pebbles and the guns in profound silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Melbourne House] Reference

But when real-life heroes die, it can affect us in profound ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference

This view, while not exactly profound, is somewhat obviously true.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lincoln Mitchell: What Is the Democratic Party Base?] Reference

Equally profound is the influence it has had in many related fields.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asilomar and Recombinant DNA] Reference

The quote from Ms. Galt, far from being profound, is just plain silly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Public Transit and Public Choice, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

And the remainder of our little voyage was finished in profound silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daisy in the Field] Reference

He threw himself upon the divan, and was soon buried in profound repose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6 - Part X] Reference

Politics is not fair -- indeed, U.S. elections are rigged in profound ways!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election] Reference

To me, these three women change in profound ways, but that's what women do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Random House Reader's Circle chats with with Lisa See about Peony in Love] Reference

Apparently he was buried in profound thought, or had delivered himself up to despair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22 - Part X] Reference

Compassion is commonly defined as a profound human emotion prompted by the pain of others.    From Wordnik.com.  [RSS Feed] Reference

I looked at him in profound amazement, and was still more amused when I found he believed it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spirit of the States in the Great War] Reference

He rushed from the hut; and, with rapid strides, proceeded in profound silence towards the palace.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference

I feel grateful after the dreaming to be what I am but I also feel like something profound is missing.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2008 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

Yes, but only by changing the current system – which is NOT serving America well – in profound ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Landrieu the latest senator to face TV pressure over public option] Reference

A favorite resort for a pet donkey was under my window, where he had uniformly slept in profound silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897] Reference

Nancy uses the word profound a good deal, because she likes to allocate her time to pro - found subjects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Legacy]

And as they confront parts of the world in profound social and political crisis, they prescribe democracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grand Illusions] Reference

“Thus in profound hours, over the fields, I have seen the ears of wheat bending into the mouth of the wind.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poetry and Prophecy : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference

"The global climate change crisis threatens our economy and our national security in profound ways," writes Kerry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kerry: Palin should check out 'the view from her front porch'] Reference

Nothing more amorous or more sacredly profound is the relation between a corporation and its external accounting firm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Post Enron: Accountants and Accountability] Reference

His hands reached out toward the flowing bison, as if in supplication, and an expression of profound awe covered his face.    From Wordnik.com.  [Circles of Stone] Reference

The emergence of Web video is a bigger deal than people realize and it is a reinvention of the spoken word in profound ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Plesser: Video: TED's Chris Anderson: Video is a "Reinvention of the Spoken Word"] Reference

Here's who will love this book — anyone who nods in profound agreement with the statement, 'Reading keeps you from going gaga.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Summary and book reviews of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.] Reference

The water lay in profound repose at the base of these beautiful craigs, as if peace longed to become an inhabitant of so lovely a scene.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference

The US government found itself isolated around the world and in profound and growing conflict with its own people inside its own borders.    From Wordnik.com.  [March « 2010 « Bill Ayers] Reference

Still all lay in profound repose; – and guided by the lamps which burnt around the royal quarters, the dauntless Scots reached the tent.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference

No one can confirm what does not exist. "profound" - Meh. basic works better but cuts down on scrabble score.    From Wordnik.com.  [MetaFilter Projects] Reference

That's what happens, called profound respiratory depression.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2008] Reference

This group had what German authorities describe as a profound hatred for American citizens.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2007] Reference

As Americans, we should return to our core values, namely the profound belief in religious freedom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joshua Stanton: Islamophobia: Targeting an American Community] Reference

Minds oftentimes called profound use long abstractions, and are called deep thinkers, because nobody can understand them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict] Reference

The captain delivered the last word with an emphasis which was meant to convey the idea of profound but not ill-natured scorn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago] Reference

I should not have called her profound, but what she said upon the commonest subjects was interesting, because it was so entirely her own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pages from a Journal with Other Papers] Reference