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Synonyms: 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
Hypernyms: seeming, apparent, ostensible Definition: appearing as such but not necessarily so Usage: for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent; the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies; the ostensible truth of their theories; his seeming honesty
Hypernyms: sciolistic, dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish Definition: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish Usage: his dilettantish efforts at painting
Hypernyms: facile Definition: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth Usage: too facile a solution for so complex a problem
Hypernyms: glib Definition: marked by lack of intellectual depth Usage: glib generalizations; a glib response to a complex question
Hypernyms: looking, sounding Definition: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms Usage: left their clothes dirty looking; a most disagreeable looking character; angry-looking; liquid-looking; severe-looking policemen on noble horses; fine-sounding phrases; taken in by high-sounding talk
Hypernyms: shallow Definition: lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious Usage: shallow people; his arguments seemed shallow and tedious
Hypernyms: skin-deep Definition: penetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only skin-deep"
Synonyms: superficial, trivial Definition: of little substance or significance Usage: a few superficial editorial changes; only trivial objections
Hypernyms: insignificant, unimportant Definition: devoid of importance, meaning, or force