What is another word for superficial?
Synonyms for superficial
ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əlsu·per·fi·cial
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Wiktionary
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?
We are not going to accept something that is just superficial; it has to be genuine, deep-rooted transition toward democracy.
Investors will carefully choose the time to come into the project, it is very superficial to say today there are no investors, there are issues.
The problem with society is that the vast majority of its members consider the superficial things very crucial and the very crucial things superficial.
I don't have time for superficial friends. I suppose if you're really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what's the point
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive-you are leaking.
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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