Synonyms for superficial
ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əlsu·per·fi·cial

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1. superficialadjective

   Of or pertaining to the surface.

   Synonyms:
   surficial

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. superficial

   Synonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. superficial

   Synonyms:
   light, slight, imperfect, showy, external, flimsy, surface, shallow, smattering, skin-deep

   Antonyms:
   deep, profound, abstruse, recondite, accurate, exact, deep-seated

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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:
   trivial

   Antonyms:
   important, significant, deep, thoughtful, profound

2. superficialadjective

   of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

   "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"; "a superficial wound"

   Synonyms:
   trivial

   Antonyms:
   deep, thoughtful, profound, important, significant

3. superficial, trivialadjective

   of little substance or significance

   "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"

   Synonyms:
   niggling, trivial, picayune, piffling, footling, petty, fiddling, lilliputian, little, piddling

   Antonyms:
   thoughtful, important, significant, deep, profound

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. superficialadjective

   Synonyms:
   external, exterior, outer, on the surface

2. superficialadjective

   Synonyms:
   shallow, slight, smattering, not deep, not thorough, not profound

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "superficial":

   surface, surficial, shallow, cursory, perfunctory, above-ground, cosmetic, facile, apparent, supracrustal

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How to use superficial in a sentence?

1. Tang Damin:

   The e-commerce giants have barely offered even superficial responses, they're biding their time for regulation to come out.

2. Jennifer Siebel-Newsom:

   Frankly, I think red carpet correspondents avoid asking female talent big questions about racial and gender diversity in Hollywood because we’ve come to accept a superficial status quo from the entertainment and media industries, the more people who call out these stereotypes through actions like #AskHerMore, the sooner we can achieve parity and a healthier culture.

3. Melinda Gates:

   Melinda strikes me as someone who is not going to look for something purely superficial, shall we say, but Bill seems like a guy who part of what turns him on is intellect – smart women are very sexy to him. So I think that he's very likely to be with someone who is worldly, has life experience and is successful in her own right. Perhaps a woman that is very, very, very bright.

4. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial.

5. Goa Kerle:

   The problem with society is that the vast majority of its members consider the superficial things very crucial and the very crucial things superficial.