Synonyms for shallow
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
This crater is relatively shallow.
- n. 1
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
Related words
- Word family
- shallowly shallowness shallow-witted
- Phrases
- shallow cove shallow fellow
- Is a kind of
- short
Forms
- Plural
- shallows → shoals, flats, shelfs, banks…
Example sentences
- silly Tom gets confused and says silly things sometimes.
- superficial He has only a superficial knowledge of the matter.
- puerile Is this another one of your puerile jokes?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shallow | falling | |
| silly | rising | |
| superficial | steady | |
| puerile | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bank1, weak1, flat1, dull1
- 5 letters
- small1, short1, light1, silly2, shelf1, shoal
- 6 letters
- slight1, flimsy2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, trivial3, puerile2
- 8 letters
- trifling2
- 9 letters
- frivolous3
- 10 letters
- unprofound
- 11 letters
- superficial4
- 13 letters
- unintelligent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).