ADSCITITIOUS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

adscititious

adjective

Definition of adscititious

as in surface

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Massachusetts is equipped for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, intelligence gathering, surveillance, strike missions, special operations, and mine warfare.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Thanks to strong multi-surface suction, this upright vacuum can go right from the living room carpet to the kitchen without missing a beat (or a crumb).

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of surface

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For this reason, users are becoming more anxious about protecting their smartphones from accidental drops.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Brussels must recognize this strength and treat the durability of its institutional framework as a deliberate asset rather than an accidental feature.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of accidental

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On a superficial level, his plays, built around the emotional lives of his characters, can come off as a throwback to traditional realism.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Considered from one angle, the movie is superficial and conventional, zipping heedlessly between the characters without fretting about point of view, creating scenes that don’t so much illuminate characters as simply push the story along.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026

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