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Synonyms for superficial
ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əlsu·per·fi·cial
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superficialadjective
Of or pertaining to the surface.
Synonyms:
surficial
English Synonyms and Antonyms
superficial
Synonyms:
accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnectedAntonyms:
congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
superficialadjective
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
"superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
Synonyms:
trivialAntonyms:
important, significant, deep, thoughtful, profoundsuperficialadjective
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
"superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"; "a superficial wound"
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trivialAntonyms:
deep, thoughtful, profound, important, significantsuperficial, trivialadjective
of little substance or significance
"a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
Synonyms:
niggling, trivial, picayune, piffling, footling, petty, fiddling, lilliputian, little, piddlingAntonyms:
thoughtful, important, significant, deep, profound
Dictionary of English Synonymes
superficialadjective
Synonyms:
external, exterior, outer, on the surfacesuperficialadjective
Synonyms:
shallow, slight, smattering, not deep, not thorough, not profound
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "superficial":
surface, surficial, shallow, cursory, perfunctory, above-ground, cosmetic, facile, apparent, supracrustal
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#398 | little | |
#613 | light | |
#1642 | external | |
#1653 | surface | |
#4833 | casual | |
#5893 | cosmetic | |
#6338 | apparent | |
#7516 | slight | |
#7868 | subsidiary | |
#8668 | supplemental | |
#10283 | shallow | |
#11733 | accidental | |
#12548 | transient | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#13331 | petty | |
#13621 | incidental | |
#16784 | outward | |
#19703 | superficial | |
#21090 | imperfect | |
#35699 | superfluous | |
#37914 | superimposed | |
#43443 | picayune | |
#44059 | flimsy | |
#44272 | extrinsic | |
#44547 | fiddling | |
#47735 | facile | |
#49265 | cursory | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#53694 | showy | |
#69489 | smattering | |
#71442 | fortuitous | |
#74759 | surficial | |
#92204 | perfunctory | |
#133580 | niggling | |
#208631 | piddling | |
#248286 | lilliputian |
How to use superficial in a sentence?
Without a complex knowledge of one’s place and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed. Without such knowledge and faithfulness, moreover, the culture of a country will be superficial and decorative, functional only insofar as it may be a symbol of prestige, the affectation of an elite or “in” group.
We see what they've done as completely superficial.
Poznan University Amad Michkiewicz biologist:
[There is] no doubt such strong and directional lowering of levels of groundwater aquifers and superficial waters is caused by mining activities.
If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul.
Inthis day and age, superficial social media is redundant and ubiquitous, we seewhat we want to see, and think that perhaps there will become more ‘ depth ’ as we get to know them.
Translations for superficial
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- سطحيArabic
- উদাসীনBengali
- superficialCatalan, Valencian
- povrchníCzech
- oberflächlichGerman
- ρηχόςGreek
- superficialSpanish
- pinnapealneEstonian
- pinnallinenFinnish
- superficielFrench
- faoinScottish Gaelic
- सतहीHindi
- yfirborðskenndurIcelandic
- superficialeItalian
- ზედაპირულიGeorgian
- superficiālisLatin
- oppervlakkigDutch
- superficialPortuguese
- поверхностный, неглубокийRussian
- ytligSwedish
- மேலோட்டமானTamil
- เพียงผิวเผินThai
- yüzeysel, üstünkörüTurkish
- 淺Chinese
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