superficial
English Thesaurus
1. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually (adj.all)
| similar | : | facile, |
| definition | : | arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth (adj.all) |
| similar | : | glib, |
| definition | : | marked by lack of intellectual depth (adj.all) |
| similar | : | looking, sounding, |
| definition | : | appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms (adj.all) |
| similar | : | shallow, |
| definition | : | lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious (adj.all) |
| similar | : | skin-deep, |
| definition | : | penetrating no deeper than the skin: (adj.all) |
| also | : | careless, |
| definition | : | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful (adj.all) |
| also | : | outward, |
| definition | : | relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind (adj.all) |
| also | : | frivolous, |
| definition | : | not serious in content or attitude or behavior (adj.all) |
2. of little substance or significance (adj.all)
3. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually (adj.all)
| antonym | : | profound, |
| definition | : | showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth (adj.all) |
4. of little substance or significance (adj.all)
5. of, affecting, or being on or near the surface (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | surface, |
| definition | : | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | superficies, |
| definition | : | outer surface of an area or a body (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | superficies, |
| definition | : | the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | superficiality, |
| definition | : | shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something (noun.attribute) |
6. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually (adj.all)
| antonym | : | profound, |
| definition | : | showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth (adj.all) |
7. of little substance or significance (adj.all)
8. of, affecting, or being on or near the surface (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | surface, |
| definition | : | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | superficies, |
| definition | : | outer surface of an area or a body (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | superficies, |
| definition | : | the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | superficiality, |
| definition | : | shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something (noun.attribute) |
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