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Meaning
Adj
●
Existing,
occurring
, or
located
on the surface.
●
In Anatomy:
Existing,
occurring
, or
located
on the surface.
Closer to the
surface
of the body; especially,
situated
or
occurring
on the
skin
or
immediately
beneath
it.
●
Appearing to be
true
or
real
only until
examined
more closely.
●
Not
thorough
,
deep
, or
complete
;
concerned
only with the
obvious
or apparent.
Lacking
depth
of
character
or understanding;
lacking
substance
or significance.
●
Two-dimensional;
drawn
on
a flat
surface.
●
In British English & Architecture:
Denoting a
quantity
of a
material
expressed
in terms of
area
covered
rather than
linear
dimension
or volume.
Noun
●
A
surface
detail.
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Synonyms
Surficial
External
Cursory
Skin-Deep
Surface-Level
Shallow
Square
Airy
Apparent
Perfunctory
Antonyms
Deep
In-Depth
Thorough
Substantive
Proper
Substantial
Mature
Related
Simplistic
Vacuous
Narcissistic
Materialistic
Banal
Trite
Childish
Crass
Vapid
Subjective
Trivial
Reductive
Pretentious
Puerile
Frivolous
Unimportant
Inconsequential
Naive
Mundane
Vague
Unrealistic
Myopic
Insincere
Deep
Selfish
Divisive
Subtle
Fleeting
Facile
Profound
Flawed
Glib
Partial
Narrow
Benign
Abstract
Provocative
Incomplete
Artificial
Painful
Fragile
Palpable
Absurd
Delicate
Epithelium
Obvious
Meaningless
Ambiguous
Weak
Cursory
Brief
Chaotic
Boring
Cutaneous
Hypocritical
Scary
Soft Tissue
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Rhymes
Fishel
Initial
Official
Judicial
Unofficial
Artificial
Superficial
Interstitial
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