Shallow synonyms | Best 85 synonyms for shallow

shoal

Having little depth; shallow.

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deep (antonym)

Immersed, submerged (in).

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thoughtful (antonym)

Heedful, careful, attentive, etc.; esp., considerate of others; kind

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surface (related)

Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.

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with no depth

Lacking physical depth

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intelligent (antonym)

Showing sound judgment and rationality:

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superficial

Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:

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profound (antonym)

Unqualified or unbroken:

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aware (antonym)

Having knowledge or discernment of something:

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artificial

Man-made; of artifice.

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cosmetic

External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.

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considered (antonym)

Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate:

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gravel (related)

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hollow (related)

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submerged (related)

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silty (related)

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serious (antonym)

The definition of serious is showing deep thought, not joking, or a situation that requires careful thought.

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bottomless (antonym)

Too deep to be measured:

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unfathomable (antonym)

Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible:

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philosophic (antonym)

Of or pertaining to philosophy.

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wise. See syn. study at superficial.superficial (antonym)

Lacking intellectual depth

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stupid (related)

Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.

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trivial

The definition of trivial is insignificant, or of no importance.

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sophomoric

Pretentious; inflated in style or manner

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cursory

Hasty; superficial; careless

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depthless

Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine

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empty

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

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facile

Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial:

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flimsy

The definition of flimsy is something which is lacking in strength or thin and easily broken.

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frivolous

The definition of frivolous is something that has little value or importance or is silly or trivial.

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glib

Done in a smooth, offhand fashion

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inane

Lacking sense or substance:

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incondite

Badly constructed; crude.

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magazinish

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senseless

Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless

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slight

Small in size, degree, or amount:

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specious

Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.

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tenuous

Insubstantial

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token

By way of a token, symbol, etc.

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trifling

Trivial, or of little importance

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weak

Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.

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emptiness

The state or feeling of being empty

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inanity

Lack of sense or meaning; silliness

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shallowness

The property of being shallow

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sounding

Water shallow enough for depth measurements to be taken by a hand line.

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speciosity

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superficiality

The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.

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triviality

The quality of being trivial or unimportant.

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uncritical

Indulgent or undiscriminating; slow to criticize

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Often used in plural: shoal

A shallow part of a body of water.

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shallow-water (related)

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deep water (related)

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muddy (related)

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steep-sided (related)

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narrow (related)

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mud (related)

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fast-flowing (related)

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dense (related)

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marshy (related)

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pebbly (related)

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with the bottom in plain sight

Lacking physical depth

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inconsiderable

Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention.

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as deep as a mud puddle

Lacking physical depth

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with little depth

Lacking physical depth

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simple

Easy to understand, do, or carry out:

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silly

Foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.

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insane

The definition of insane is someone who acts or speaks strangely because their brain isn’t working correctly.

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petty

Small-minded; mean, narrow, ungenerous, etc.

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foolish

Embarrassed; abashed:

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farcical

Resembling a farce; ludicrous.

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idle

Designating certain parts of a fuel system that set an engine's idling speed

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unintelligent

Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence

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piffling

Unimportant

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piddling

So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.

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namby-pamby

Without vigor

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lightweight

The definition of lightweight is something below normal weight, or is something that has little serious value.

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wishy-washy

Weak; feeble; dull

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dull (related)

The definition of dull is someone who is stupid or boring or something that is not shiny or something that is not sharp.

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one-dimensional

Having a single dominant aspect, quality, concern, etc. and hence narrow, limited, superficial, etc.

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sketchy

Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:

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not deep

Lacking physical depth

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not deep enough to float a match

Lacking physical depth

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no deeper than a heavy dew

Lacking physical depth

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frothy

Playfully frivolous in character or content:

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skin-deep

Without real depth or significance; superficial; shallow

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