Synonyms for surface

Most common

control surface

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

depth, interior, core

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The external boundary of an object or body.

Related words

Word family

surface-level surfaceman surface-to-air surficial

Phrases

control surface surface area on the surface attack surface bedding surface below the surface beneath the surface conical surface

Forms

Plural

surfaces → airfoils, faces, exteriors, tops…

Example sentences

• face Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
• exterior This man's exterior is better than his interior.
• superficial He has only a superficial knowledge of the matter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

top¹

4 letters

face¹, open²

5 letters

field¹

7 letters

outside², airfoil²

8 letters

exterior⁴, aerofoil, overside

9 letters

superfice

11 letters

superficial⁴, superficies

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

surface

Italiano

superficie

Deutsch

Fläche

Català

superfície