Synonyms for surface
ˈsɜr fɪssur·face

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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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Aspect
   • Boundary
   • Cover
   • Public Knowledge

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surfacenoun

   Synonyms:
   superficies, exterior, outside, external part

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1. surfacenoun

   Synonyms:
   exterior, outside, superficies

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1. List of paraphrases for "surface":

   superficial, area, coating, surfaces, surficial, acreage, surface-active, shallow, above-ground, ground, cursory, surface-water, size, facie, perfunctory, face

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1. Thomas Rimmele:

   The Inouye Solar Telescope's all about the magnetic field, to unravel the Sun's biggest mysteries, we have to not only be able to clearly see these tiny structures from 93 million miles away but very precisely measure their magnetic field strength and direction near the surface and trace the field as it extends out into the million-degree corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun.

2. Kevin McLachlan:

   We can do things much faster, we are developing advanced imaging algorithms to give us much better images of the sub-surface in these complex domains and Pangea III will let us do it 10 times faster than we could before.

3. Johanna Teske:

   Future space-based telescopes like WFIRST might be able to observe reflected light from Barnard's star off of the planet, and thus tell us something about the composition of the surface and/or atmosphere of the planet.

4. James McFarlane:

   If we're not getting some Mother Nature-dictated time off out in the field, that probably means we're going to have a hard time finding surface water in the warmer months.

5. Daryl Haggard:

   We think of this as maybe a shattering of the neutron star surface, or some really violent event on the neutron star that causes it to get very, very bright and then fade slowly over time.