one-dimensional

[wuhn-di-men-shuh-nl] / ˈwʌn dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl /

ADJECTIVE

superficial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

peripheral shallow sketchy warped

WEAK

apparent casual cosmetic cursory depthless desultory empty evident exterior external flash flimsy frivolous general glib half-baked hasty hurried ignorant inattentive lightweight nodding on the surface ostensible outward partial passing perfunctory quick-fix seeming shoal silly skin-deep slapdash slight smattery summary surface tip of the iceberg trivial uncritical

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I think something probably labelled at him was that he was a bit one-dimensional, but he has grown in confidence.

From BBC

The risk for Reed, however, was coming off as one-dimensional.

From The Wall Street Journal

Why should they care about the one-dimensional figures they imagine us to be?

From Los Angeles Times

Hamm’s character is one-dimensional: the affable lawman stubbornly resistant to change.

From Los Angeles Times

She then directed her first documentary, 2011’s “Miss Representation,” which calls attention to the media’s perpetuation of stereotypes of women as one-dimensional and valued for their appearance.

From Los Angeles Times

one-dimensional

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