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Synonyms for surface
ˈsɜr fɪssur·face

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Wiktionary1.0 / 2 votes

  1. surfacenoun

    Synonyms:
    superfice

  2. surfacenoun

    To provide something with a surface.

    Synonyms:
    superfice

  3. surfacenoun

    To apply a surface to something.

    Synonyms:
    superfice

  4. surfaceverb

    To rise to the surface.

    Synonyms:
    superfice

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. surfacenoun

    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

    "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"

    Synonyms:
    control surface, airfoil, open, aerofoil

    Antonyms:
    underwater, subsurface, submarine, subterraneous, belowground, submerged, overhead, subterranean, submersed, underground, undersea

  2. surfacenoun

    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

    "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

    Synonyms:
    control surface, airfoil, open, aerofoil

    Antonyms:
    submersed, undersea, belowground, underwater, subterraneous, submarine, subterranean, submerged, overhead, subsurface, underground

  3. surface, Earth's surfacenoun

    the outermost level of the land or sea

    "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"

    Synonyms:
    control surface, airfoil, open, aerofoil

    Antonyms:
    belowground, overhead, undersea, underwater, submerged, subterranean, subsurface, submarine, underground, subterraneous, submersed

  4. surfacenoun

    a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something

    "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"

    Synonyms:
    control surface, airfoil, open, aerofoil

    Antonyms:
    submarine, submersed, overhead, submerged, belowground, underwater, subterraneous, undersea, subsurface, subterranean, underground

  5. open, surfacenoun

    information that has become public

    "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

    Synonyms:
    aerofoil, open, out-of-doors, outdoors, control surface, airfoil, clear, open air

    Antonyms:
    belowground, underground, undersea, submerged, submersed, subsurface, overhead, submarine, underwater, subterraneous, subterranean

  6. airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surfaceadjective

    a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

    Synonyms:
    control surface, airfoil, open, aerofoil

    Antonyms:
    subterraneous, overhead, submerged, submersed, undersea, belowground, underwater, submarine, subsurface, underground, subterranean

  7. surfaceverb

    on the surface

    "surface materials of the moon"

    Antonyms:
    submarine, undersea, subsurface, overhead, submersed, submerged, underground, underwater, subterraneous, belowground, subterranean

  8. surface, come up, rise up, riseverb

    come to the surface

    Synonyms:
    line up, rise, stand up, get hold, summon, muster up, uprise, find, wax, come on, coat, originate, go up, rally, lift, climb up, arise, spring up, come up, grow, scrape up, scrape, rebel, bob up, resurrect, ascend, go on, scratch, develop, climb, heighten, get up, prove, move up, muster, turn out, jump, show up, turn up, come, mount, rise up, come out, rear

    Antonyms:
    subsurface, submarine, submerged, belowground, overhead, subterranean, subterraneous, underground, undersea, underwater, submersed

  9. coat, surfaceverb

    put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

    "coat the cake with chocolate"

    Synonyms:
    turn up, show up, rise, come up, coat, cake, come on, come out, rise up

    Antonyms:
    underwater, overhead, subterraneous, subterranean, underground, submarine, subsurface, belowground, submerged, undersea, submersed

  10. come on, come out, turn up, surface, show upverb

    appear or become visible; make a showing

    "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

    Synonyms:
    start, rise, bulge out, place, step up, come along, get along, protrude, fall out, break through, progress, out, go forth, come on, come out of the closet, bulge, go up, advance, come in, step forward, step to the fore, show, dig up, fold up, come up, pop out, egress, draw close, draw near, bug out, go on, prove, coat, come to the fore, get on, push through, approach, erupt, fold, excavate, turn out, emerge, shape up, show up, turn up, pop, issue, appear, come near, come forward, come out, rise up, come forth, near, locate

    Antonyms:
    subterranean, undersea, belowground, overhead, underground, underwater, submersed, submerged, submarine, subsurface, subterraneous

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. surfacenoun

    Synonyms:
    superficies, exterior, outside, external part

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. surfacenoun

    Synonyms:
    exterior, outside, superficies

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How to use surface in a sentence?

  1. Joseph Thomas:

    My first thoughts were, it might be a whale or something dead floating on the surface, because there were seabirds feeding off it, it turned out they were feeding off goose barnacles.

  2. Andrea Sella:

    University College London means that if a container or a surface was contaminated with this material it would remain a danger for a long time.

  3. Julie Bishop:

    President Xi (Jinping) said in Washington last year that China did not intend to militarize the islands and we certainly hold China to that and that's been reiterated to me, in the case of the surface-to-air missile claim, that's disputed by China. We raised the matter and we've had a discussion about it.

  4. Farhad Alavi:

    You scratch the surface of a lot of goods and they're made with American equipment or American-origin technology, u.S.-origin high technology has a very wide domain, and much of this is considered dual use.

  5. Matt Gonzalez:

    A champion marksman could not accurately hit a target after first striking a concrete surface.


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