Grep  of  noun  superficial 
  superficial  epigastric  vein 
  superficial  middle  cerebral  vein 
  superficial  temporal  vein 
  superficiality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  superficial 
 
  The  adj  superficial  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  superficial  --  (being  or  affecting  or  concerned  with  a  surface;  not  deep  or  penetrating  emotionally  or  intellectually;  "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") 
  2.  superficial  --  (relating  to  a  surface;  "superficial  measurements";  "the  superficial  area  of  the  wall") 
  3.  superficial,  trivial  --  (of  little  substance  or  significance;  "a  few  superficial  editorial  changes";  "only  trivial  objections") 
  4.  skin-deep,  superficial,  surface  --  (involving  a  surface  only;  "her  beauty  is  only  skin-deep";  "superficial  bruising";  "a  surface  wound") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  superficial 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  superficial 
 
  Sense  1 
  superficial  (vs.  profound) 
 
  profound  (vs.  superficial) 
  =>  deep 
  =>  intimate 
  =>  thoughtful 
 
  Sense  3 
  superficial,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insignificant)  ->  significant,  important 
 
  Sense  4 
  skin-deep,  superficial,  surface(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  shallow)  ->  deep 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  superficial 
 
  4  senses  of  superficial 
 
  Sense  1 
  superficial  (vs.  profound) 
  =>  apparent(postnominal),  ostensible,  seeming(postnominal) 
  =>  dilettante,  dilettantish,  dilettanteish 
  =>  facile 
  =>  glib 
  =>  looking,  sounding 
  =>  shallow 
  Also  See->  careless#1;  frivolous#1;  outward#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  superficial 
  Pertains  to  noun  surface  (Sense  2) 
  =>surface 
  =>  boundary,  bound,  bounds 
 
  Sense  3 
  superficial,  trivial 
  =>  insignificant  (vs.  significant),  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  skin-deep,  superficial,  surface(postnominal) 
  =>  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  superficial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  superficial 
 
  superficial  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  superficial 
  superficial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  superficial 
 
  The  adj  superficial  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  superficial  --  (being  or  affecting  or  concerned  with  a  surface;  not  deep  or  penetrating  emotionally  or  intellectually;  "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") 
  2.  superficial  --  (relating  to  a  surface;  "superficial  measurements";  "the  superficial  area  of  the  wall") 
  3.  superficial,  trivial  --  (of  little  substance  or  significance;  "a  few  superficial  editorial  changes";  "only  trivial  objections") 
  4.  skin-deep,  superficial,  surface  --  (involving  a  surface  only;  "her  beauty  is  only  skin-deep";  "superficial  bruising";  "a  surface  wound") 

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