Synonyms for Shallow
6 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Shallow" (adjective) include ankle-deep, knee-deep, fordable, neritic, reefy.
Adjective
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
"shallow water" "a shallow dish" "a shallow cut" "a shallow closet" "established a shallow beachhead" "hit the ball to shallow left field"
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ankle-deepknee-deepfordableneriticreefyshelfyshelvyshoaly
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
"shallow breathing" "a night of shallow fretful sleep" "in a shallow trance"
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lightwakeful
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
"shallow people" "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
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superficial
Antonyms
deep
Verb
make shallow
"The silt shallowed the canal"
Synonyms
shoal
Broader
change
become shallow
"the lake shallowed over time"
Synonyms
shoal
Broader
change
Noun
a stretch of shallow water
Synonyms
shoal
Broader
body of water
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