Shallow synonyms
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Having little depth; shallow.
deep (antonym)
Immersed, submerged (in).
with no depth
Lacking physical depth
Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
serious (antonym)
The definition of serious is showing deep thought, not joking, or a situation that requires careful thought.
depthless
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
with the bottom in plain sight
Lacking physical depth
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Having little weight, strength, substance, or significance
profound (antonym)
Unqualified or unbroken:
intelligent (antonym)
(Archaic) Aware (of something)
thoughtful (antonym)
Heedful, careful, attentive, etc.; esp., considerate of others; kind
considered (antonym)
Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate:
surface (related)
Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.
wise. See syn. study at superficial.superficial (antonym)
Lacking intellectual depth
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aware (antonym)
Having knowledge or discernment of something:
bottomless (antonym)
Too deep to be measured:
unfathomable (antonym)
Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible:
philosophic (antonym)
Of or pertaining to philosophy.
stupid (related)
Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
The definition of trivial is insignificant, or of no importance.
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Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention.
as deep as a mud puddle
Lacking physical depth
External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.
shallow-water (related)
deep water (related)
muddy (related)
steep-sided (related)
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narrow (related)
mud (related)
fast-flowing (related)
dense (related)
marshy (related)
pebbly (related)
gravel (related)
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hollow (related)
submerged (related)
silty (related)
Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial:
The definition of flimsy is something which is lacking in strength or thin and easily broken.
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The definition of frivolous is something that has little value or importance or is silly or trivial.
Done in a smooth, offhand fashion
Lacking sense or substance:
incondite
Badly constructed; crude.
magazinish
Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
Pretentious; inflated in style or manner
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Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
By way of a token, symbol, etc.
Trivial, or of little importance
Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
Lack of sense or meaning; silliness
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The property of being shallow
Water shallow enough for depth measurements to be taken by a hand line.
speciosity
The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
Indulgent or undiscriminating; slow to criticize
Often used in plural: shoal
A shallow part of a body of water.
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with little depth
Lacking physical depth
not deep
Lacking physical depth
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
The definition of insane is someone who acts or speaks strangely because their brain isn’t working correctly.
Small-minded; mean, narrow, ungenerous, etc.
Embarrassed; abashed:
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Resembling a farce; ludicrous.
Designating certain parts of a fuel system that set an engine's idling speed
Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.
Without vigor
The definition of lightweight is something below normal weight, or is something that has little serious value.
Weak; feeble; dull
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.
Having a single dominant aspect, quality, concern, etc. and hence narrow, limited, superficial, etc.
Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
not deep enough to float a match
Lacking physical depth
no deeper than a heavy dew
Lacking physical depth
Playfully frivolous in character or content:
Without real depth or significance; superficial; shallow
Find another word for shallow. In this page you can discover 85 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shallow, like: shoal, deep, with no depth, superficial, serious, depthless, with the bottom in plain sight, slight, profound, intelligent and thoughtful.