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Synonyms for (noun) shallow

Synonyms: shallow, shoal Definition: a stretch of shallow water

Hypernyms: body of water, water Definition: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) Usage: they invaded our territorial waters; they were sitting by the water's edge

Synonyms for (verb) shallow

Synonyms: shallow, shoal Definition: become shallow Usage: the lake shallowed over time

Hypernyms: change Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night

Synonyms: shallow, shoal Definition: make shallow Usage: The silt shallowed the canal

Hypernyms: alter, change, modify Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue

Synonyms for (adjective) shallow

Synonyms: shallow Definition: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center Usage: shallow water; a shallow dish; a shallow cut; a shallow closet; established a shallow beachhead; hit the ball to shallow left field

Hypernyms: ankle-deep, knee-deep Definition: coming only to the ankle or knee

Hypernyms: fordable Definition: shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle Usage: the stream was fordable

Hypernyms: neritic Definition: relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast Usage: neritic fauna

Hypernyms: shelfy, shelvy, shoaly, reefy Definition: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals Usage: reefy shallows; shoaly waters

Synonyms: shallow Definition: not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply Usage: shallow breathing; a night of shallow fretful sleep; in a shallow trance

Hypernyms: wakeful, light Definition: (of sleep) easily disturbed Usage: in a light doze; a light sleeper; a restless wakeful night

Synonyms: shallow Definition: lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious Usage: shallow people; his arguments seemed shallow and tedious

Hypernyms: superficial Definition: concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually Usage: 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