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| Main Entry: |
ostensibly
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apparently |
| Synonyms: | at first blush, evidently, externally, for all intents and purposes, for show, officially, on the face, on the surface, outwardly, professedly, seemingly, sensibly, superficially, supposedly, to the eye |
| Notes: | ostensibly means from appearances alone or in a manner that is declared or pretended, while ostentatiously means with vain display or showily |
| Antonyms: | improbably, obscurely, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | outwardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to all appearances |
| Synonyms: | apparently, as far as one can see, evidently, externally, for all intents and purposes, in appearance, officially, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly, professedly, seemingly, superficially, to the eye |
| Antonyms: | inside, internally, inwardly, privately |
| Main Entry: | skin-deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superficial |
| Synonyms: | apparent, casual, cursory, empty, flimsy, meaningless, on the surface, one-dimensional, shallow, trivial |
| Main Entry: | superficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without depth, detail |
| Synonyms: | 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, one-dimensional, ostensible, outward, partial, passing, perfunctory, peripheral, quick-fix, seeming, shallow, shoal, silly, sketchy, skin-deep, slapdash, slight, smattery, summary, surface, tip of the iceberg, trivial, uncritical, warped |
| Notes: | superficial means not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually or of little substance or significance, while superfluous means more than is wanted or is sufficient or rendered unnecessary by superabundance |
| Antonyms: | analytical, careful, deep, detailed, genuine, thorough |
| Main Entry: | superficially |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | lightly; without care |
| Synonyms: | apparently, at first glance, carelessly, casually, externally, extraneously, flimsily, frivolously, hastily, ignorantly, not profoundly, not thoroughly, on the surface, once over lightly, ostensibly, outwardly, partially, skim, to the casual eye |
| Antonyms: | carefully, deeply, thoroughly |
| Main Entry: | one-dimensional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superficial |
| Synonyms: | 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, peripheral, quick-fix, seeming, shallow, shoal, silly, sketchy, skin-deep, slapdash, slight, smattery, summary, surface, tip of the iceberg, trivial, uncritical, warped |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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