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

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1. superficialadjective

   Of or pertaining to the surface.

   Synonyms:
   surficial

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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

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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

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1. superficialadjective

   Synonyms:
   external, exterior, outer, on the surface

2. superficialadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "superficial":

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

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1. Wai Wah Chin:

   They are against racial discrimination, but pernicious division and discrimination by race have been ongoing for a long time in admissions, so there is wrongful resistance to a change back to privileging individual merit. Those who see everything through the lens of color, want a superficial skin color result, or benefit from that, should join us in opposing discriminating by race.

2. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   An important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.

3. Sean Orton:

   Being able to kind of peel back the superficial muscles and looking into the deep muscles and understanding the origins is a very good kind of tool before actual dissection and cadavers in the lab, seeing where those muscles are and then taking that to a real body and then observing it in a live person.

4. Kristen Hopewell:

   Beijing is not going to give up its plans for becoming a dominant industrial and technological power simply to please Washington, any changes are likely to be superficial, not substantive.

5. The Weeknd:

   The significance of the entire head bandages is reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated, it's all a progression and we watch the character's storyline hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as his tale goes on.