Related Definitions
[adj] involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound"
[adj] 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"
[adj] of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
[adj] relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"
Synonyms
apparent(a), dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish, facile, glib, insignificant, looking, ostensible, seeming(a), shallow, skin-deep, sounding, surface(a), trivial, unimportant