profound change

  • 1profound — 01. The death of her father at an early age had a [profound] effect on Baptista. 02. There is a [profound] difference in thinking between the two leaders, which makes reaching an agreement extremely difficult. 03. People were [profoundly] shocked …

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  • 2profound */*/ — UK [prəˈfaʊnd] / US adjective Word forms profound : adjective profound comparative profounder superlative profoundest 1) a) very great a profound change in the climate of the Earth The difference between the beginners and the intermediate class… …

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  • 3profound — pro|found [ prə faund ] adjective ** 1. ) very great: a profound change in the climate of the Earth The difference between the beginners and the intermediate class was profound. This is a scientific discovery of profound significance. a profound… …

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  • 4profound — adjective 1) profound relief Syn: heartfelt, intense, keen, great, extreme, acute, severe, sincere, earnest, deep, deep seated, overpowering, overwhelming, fervent, ardent Ant …

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  • 5profound — adjective 1) profound relief Syn: heartfelt, intense, keen, extreme, acute, severe, sincere, earnest, deep, deep seated, overpowering, overwhelming 2) a profound change Syn …

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  • 6change — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 becoming/making sb/sth different ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, extensive, far reaching, fundamental, important …

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  • 7profound — adj. Profound is used with these nouns: ↑ambivalence, ↑apology, ↑belief, ↑change, ↑consequence, ↑difference, ↑disability, ↑disagreement, ↑disappointment, ↑distaste, ↑distrust, ↑ …

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  • 8Accelerating change — In futures studies and the history of technology, accelerating change is an increase in the rate of technological (and sometimes social and cultural) progress throughout history, which may suggest faster and more profound change in the future.… …

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  • 9climate change — Introduction  periodic modification of Earth s climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth …

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  • 10sea change — noun a profound transformation • Hypernyms: ↑transformation, ↑transmutation, ↑shift * * * noun 1. : a change wrought by the sea of his bones are coral made, those are pearls that were his eyes; nothing of him that doth fade but doth suffer a sea… …

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