Shallow synonyms
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Having little depth; shallow.
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- Having little depth; shallow.
- A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water.
Small in size, degree, or amount:
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- Small in size, degree, or amount:
- Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
- Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
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- Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
- (Rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- Concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention.
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- Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention.
- Not worth consideration; unimportant; trivial; small
with the bottom in plain sight
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with no depth
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with little depth
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not deep
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as deep as a mud puddle
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not deep enough to float a match
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no deeper than a heavy dew
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Quick and cursory
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- Quick and cursory
- Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant:
- Concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
Not pretentious, guileful, or deceitful; humble or sincere:
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- Not pretentious, guileful, or deceitful; humble or sincere:
- Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned:
- Lowly in condition or rank:
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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- Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
- Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
- (Obs.) Simple; plain; innocent
(Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
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- (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
- Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
- Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity.
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- Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity.
- (Informal) Very foolish, excessive, fantastic, etc.
- Intended for use by such persons:
Not properly serious or sensible; silly and light-minded; giddy
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- Not properly serious or sensible; silly and light-minded; giddy
- Having no basis in law because of the lack of sound legal arguments, facts, etc. or not brought to court in good faith
- Of a claim or assertion in litigation, that it lacks merit or substance; often a pejorative term, implying bad faith or negligence by the pleading party. Of a claim or assertion in litigation, that it lacks merit or substance; often a pejorative term, implying bad faith or negligence by the pleading party.
Of small importance; trivial:
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- Of small importance; trivial:
- Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
- Having or showing a tendency to make much of small matters
Embarrassed; abashed:
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- Embarrassed; abashed:
- Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
- Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly:
Not employed or busy:
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- Not employed or busy:
- Designating certain parts of a fuel system that set an engine's idling speed
- Inactive; not in use
Not intelligent.
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- Not intelligent.
- Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
- Having or displaying a lack or small amount of intelligence.
piffling
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Insignificant; trifling; petty
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- Insignificant; trifling; petty
- So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.
- Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.
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- Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.
- Weak, sentimental, or unrealistic:
- Without vigor
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
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- Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
- (Computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
- Weighing relatively little; not heavy:
Lacking in purpose; weak or ineffective:
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- Lacking in purpose; weak or ineffective:
- Weak; feeble; dull
- Irresolute or indecisive:
deep (antonym)
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bottomless (antonym)
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unfathomable (antonym)
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profound (antonym)
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philosophic (antonym)
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wise. See syn. study at superficial.superficial (antonym)
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dull (related)
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stupid (related)
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A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water.
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- A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water.
- Having little depth; shallow.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
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- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
- Hastily, often superficially, done; performed rapidly with little attention to detail
Lacking depth; superficial.
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- Lacking depth; superficial.
- Alternative form of one-dimensional.
- Having a single dominant aspect, quality, concern, etc. and hence narrow, limited, superficial, etc.
Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
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- Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
- (Informal) Of questionable authenticity or trustworthiness:
- Lacking completeness; rough; inadequate
Penetrating no deeper than the skin
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- Penetrating no deeper than the skin
- Without real depth or significance; superficial; shallow
- Superficial; shallow:
(Rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
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- (Rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- Concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
- Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
Not critical; undiscriminating
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- Not critical; undiscriminating
- Not guided by critical standards of analysis
- Having a disregard for critical standards or procedures
Often used in plural: shoal
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surface (related)
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surface (related)
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