Flimsy, empty, and facile are all synonyms for shallow. Profound, serious, and in-depth are antonyms of shallow. And here are 23 another word for shallow.
The noun "shallow" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length: 1 synonym with 4 letters, 2 synonyms with 5 letters, 3 synonyms with 6 letters, 3 synonyms with 7 letters, 2 synonyms with 8 letters, 2 synonyms with 9 letters, 2 synonyms with 10 letters, 3 synonyms with 11 letters, 2 synonyms with 13 letters, and 1 synonym with 14 letters, for a total of 21 synonyms.
The water in the pool is shallow near the edge.
Her comments were shallow and lacked depth or understanding.
He waded through the shallow stream with ease.
The plot of the movie felt shallow and predictable.
Shallow soil can make it difficult for plants to grow.
| Word | Opposites | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| Ally | Split, enemy, opponent | Combine, marry |
| Glow | Dim, darken | Shine, radiate |
| Ashamed | Proud, unabashed | Sorry, shamefaced |
| Nonchalant | Anxious, concerned | Calm, cool |
| Tall | Short, small, low | Big, high |
| Small | Major, substantial | Little, small-scale |
| All in all | Partially, incompletely | Overall, in general |
| Downfall | Rise, salvation, survival | Undoing, ruin |
| Gradually | Suddenly, abruptly | Slowly, moderately |
| Automatically | Manually, intentionally | Instantly, spontaneously |
| Parallel | Different, dissimilar, divergent | Side by side, aligned |
| Essentially | Superficially, insignificantly | Fundamentally, basically |
| After all | In spite of, despite that | Most importantly, above all |
| Shame | Pride, indifference | Humiliation, mortification |
| All | No, none of the, little, none, nobody, nothing | Each of, each one of the |
| Share | Be excluded from, withhold, keep | Split, divide |
| Sharp | Dull, blunt | Keen, sharp-edged |
| Generally | Sporadically, effectively | Normally, in general |
| Fall | Rise, get up | Drop, drop down |
| Flow | Stagnation, blockage | Run, move |
| Basically | Complexly, complicatedly | Fundamentally, primarily |
| Low | High, elevated | Short, small |
| Eventually | Immediately, never | In the end, in due course |
| Allow | Prevent, forbid, deny | Permit, let |
| Allowed | Prohibited, forbidden | Permitted, authorized |
| Actually | Supposedly, theoretically | Literally, to all intents and purposes |
| Usually | Rarely, seldom | Normally, generally |
| Finally | Immediately, firstly, initially | Eventually, ultimately |
| Follow | Lead, flout | Come behind, come after |
| Following | Preceding, aforementioned | Body of support, backing |
| Challenge | Ease, simplicity | Problem, difficult task |
| Challenging | Easy, uninspiring | Demanding, testing |
| Conference call | Face-to-face meeting, one-on-one call | Teleconference, virtual meeting |
| Especially | Negligibly, nominally | Mainly, mostly |
| Overall | Individual, imited | All-inclusive, general |
| Slowly | Fast, quickly, rapidly | Unhurriedly, without hurrying |
| Really | Dubiously, questionably | In fact, in actual fact |