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surface

[sur-fis] / ˈsɜr fɪs /
ADJECTIVE
external
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exterior facial outer outward shallow superficial
STRONG
covering outside shoal top
WEAK
apparent depthless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
central deep interior
WEAK
core inside middle
NOUN
external part of something
Synonyms
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area expanse exterior facade face façade level side skin top
STRONG
cover covering externality facet obverse outside peel periphery plane rind stretch superficiality superficies veneer
WEAK
exteriority
Antonyms
STRONGEST
character core interior middle personality
STRONG
center
WEAK
inside
VERB
come to the top of
Synonyms
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appear arise come up crop up emerge flare up materialize
STRONG
rise transpire
WEAK
come to light
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disappear
WEAK
dive drop fall sink submerge

Example Sentences

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Instead, we are working literally at the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

These improvements come directly from the smoother, more consistent surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

In pursuit of aesthetic purity, these designs erase any trace of human labor or the complex mechanisms beneath the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

He kicked his way to the surface, and was shocked to see how far he’d been carried.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.