adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Synonym of superficial. not-comparable, usually

   "He only had a surface-level understanding of the problem."

Synonyms

All synonyms

superficial

Antonyms

All antonyms

deep-seatedin-depthmeticulousthorough

Example

More examples

"I have a surface-level knowledge of a lot of things."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.