superficiality

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

surface show skin exterior superficial facade indifference nonsense disregard egoism vanity futility gloss lightness veneer
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Antonyms

deepness depth difficulty substance gravity intensity
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Hypernyms

depth shallowness

Hyponyms

slickness glibness sciolism

Examples

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality. Joyce Carol Oates

Nothing disturbs me more than superficiality and mere sloganizing on matters of public policy, and the suspicion that what the speaker is saying represents the full extent of his knowledge on the subject. Preston Manning

I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality. Azar Nafisi

The prime occupational hazard of a manager is superficiality. Henry Mintzberg

Superficiality goes from the door to the balcony. Corsican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

superficialise superficialism superficialist superficialization superficialize superficially