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Detailed Synonyms for shallow in English

shallow:

shallow adj

  1. shallow
  2. shallow
  3. shallow
  4. shallow
    – lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center 1
    shallow
    – lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center 1
    • shallow adj
      • shallow water1
      • a shallow dish1
      • a shallow cut1
      • a shallow closet1
      • established a shallow beachhead1
      • hit the ball to shallow left field1
  5. shallow
    – not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply 1
    shallow
    – not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply 1
    • shallow adj
      • shallow breathing1
      • a night of shallow fretful sleep1
      • in a shallow trance1
  6. shallow
    – lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious 1
    shallow
    – lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious 1
    • shallow adj
      • shallow people1
      • his arguments seemed shallow and tedious1

shallow [the ~] noun

  1. the shallow
    the the shallows; the wad; the mud flat; the ford; the shallow; the flat
  2. the shallow
    – a stretch of shallow water 1
    the shallow; the shoal
    – a stretch of shallow water 1

shallow verb

  1. shallow
    – become shallow 1
    shallow; shoal
    – become shallow 1
  2. shallow
    – make shallow 1
    shallow; shoal
    – make shallow 1

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Related Definitions for "shallow":

  1. lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center1
    • shallow water1
    • a shallow dish1
    • a shallow cut1
    • a shallow closet1
    • established a shallow beachhead1
    • hit the ball to shallow left field1
  2. not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply1
    • shallow breathing1
    • a night of shallow fretful sleep1
    • in a shallow trance1
  3. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious1
    • shallow people1
    • his arguments seemed shallow and tedious1
  4. a stretch of shallow water1
  5. become shallow1
    • the lake shallowed over time1
  6. make shallow1
    • The silt shallowed the canal1

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