Synonyms For Shallow

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Definitions shallow [shal-oh] / ˈʃæl oʊ / ADJECTIVE not deep Synonyms STRONGEST empty flat hollow trivial STRONG shelf shoal slight surface trifling WEAK cursory depthless inconsiderable sand bar superficial unsound Antonyms STRONGEST full raised STRONG important significant WEAK aware considered deep intelligent thoughtful ADJECTIVE unintelligent, ignorant Synonyms STRONGEST empty foolish frothy hollow trivial STRONG flimsy idle lightweight petty piddling simple slight surface trifling WEAK cursory empty-headed farcical featherbrained flighty frivolous half-baked inane meaningless paltry puerile sketchy skin-deep superficial uncritical unthinking vain wishy-washy Antonyms STRONGEST full STRONG big consequential important major significant thick useful worthwhile WEAK aware considered deep intelligent thoughtful

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Beneath the open grasslands and shallow waters lie the remains of extensive earthworks, raised agricultural fields, and interconnected canals that reflect a long history of people adapting to a dynamic environment.

From Science Daily

The project tested more than 10,000 wells in a region where many families rely on shallow tube wells with arsenic levels ranging from extremely low to dangerously high.

From Science Daily

This area contains a series of long, shallow grooves set within a landscape of deep valleys, scattered impact craters, and surface textures that point to a distant ice age on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily

Those markets, however, have been in a downturn, and the expected recovery has been shallower than what investors were expecting at the beginning of the year because of uncertainties over U.S. trade policy.

From MarketWatch

This ability of faults to regain strength, known as cohesion, may be significant in other tectonic environments as well, including shallower systems and regions responsible for large earthquakes.

From Science Daily

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affected cursory dull duller facile flatulent flimsy frivolous ignorant inconsiderable indiscriminate la-di-da lightheaded light-headed low more affected more inconsiderable most affected most inconsiderable most vacuous nescient one-dimensional parochial passing petty shelf shelves shoal shoals simple simpler sketchy skin-deep superficial surface thin thinner thinnest trifling uncritical uninstructed unscholarly vacuous weak weaker weakest

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