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adjective
- 1. existing or occurring at or on the surface: "the building suffered only superficial damage" Similar Opposite
- 2. appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely: "the resemblance between the breeds is superficial" Similar Opposite
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SUPERFICIAL definition: 1. (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important: 2. not complete and…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUPERFICIAL is of, relating to, or located near a surface. How to use superficial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Superficial.
If you describe someone as superficial, you disapprove of them because they do not think deeply, and have little understanding of anything serious or important.
Superficial can describe something that is literally close to a surface, such as a small cut, or figuratively close to the surface. When you and your sibling have the same nose shape and same eye color but don’t otherwise look like each other, you superficially look like each other.
Definition of superficial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SUPERFICIAL definition: 1. If someone is superficial, they never think about things that are serious or important. 2. not…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SUPERFICIAL: surface, shallow, skin-deep, two-dimensional, depthless, shoal, external, one-dimensional; Antonyms of SUPERFICIAL: deep, deep-seated, profound, general, penetrating, extensive, broad, wide.