Entry Word: shallow

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking significant physical depth <the dog quickly dug a shallow hole that was barely deep enough to accommodate his bone>

Synonyms depthless, shoal

Related Words skin-deep, superficial, surface; fathomable, measurable; finite, limited, measured, restricted; even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth

Near Antonyms abysmal, abyssal, bottomless, boundless, endless, immeasurable, inestimable, infinite, limitless, measureless, unfathomable, unlimited, vast; navigable

Antonyms deep

2 having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character <we felt it was pretty shallow of him to be worrying about his car while the pedestrian was in need of medical attention> — see superficial 2