SHALLOW Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word shallow. (close relations)
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cursory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | ||||||||
empty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • holding or containing nothing noun • a container that has been emptied adjective satellite • devoid of significance or force • needing nourishment • emptied of emotion verb • make void or empty of contents • become empty or void of its content • leave behind empty; move out of • remove the contents of a container • excrete or discharge from the body | ||||||||
empty-headed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | ||||||||
flimsy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not convincing noun • a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies adjective satellite • lacking solidity or strength • lacking substance or significance | ||||||||
hollow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not solid; having a space or gap or cavity noun • a cavity or space in something • a small valley between mountains • a depression hollowed out of solid matter adjective satellite • as if echoing in a hollow space • devoid of significance or force • lacking in substance or character verb • remove the inner part or the core of • remove the interior of | ||||||||
insubstantial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking material form or substance; unreal adjective satellite • lacking in nutritive value • lacking solidity or strength | ||||||||
lightweight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds • someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous • an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds • a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds • A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division. adjective satellite • weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use • having no importance or influence | ||||||||
naive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience adjective satellite • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style • inexperienced • lacking information or instruction • not initiated; deficient in relevant experience | ||||||||
simple | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved • (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions noun • any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties • a person lacking intelligence or common sense adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity • lacking mental capacity and subtlety • unornamented | ||||||||
simplistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity | ||||||||
superficial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually • of, affecting, or being on or near the surface adjective satellite • of little substance or significance • occurring on or near the surface of the skin • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | ||||||||
thoughtless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing lack of careful thought adjective satellite • without care or thought for others | ||||||||
trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
unintelligent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking intelligence | ||||||||
unreflective | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought | ||||||||
unsubstantial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||||
superficialized | ||||||||
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shoal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide • a stretch of shallow water • a large group of fish verb • make shallow • become shallow |