SHALLOWLY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

shallowly

adverb

Definition of shallowly

as in narrowly

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Recent Examples of shallowly When to seek medical attention People who use kratom and begin breathing slowly or shallowly, or who become excessively drowsy or difficult to awaken, may be experiencing serious sedation that can interfere with breathing, Steinman said. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Water plants slowly and deeply, rather than quickly and shallowly. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026 Habitat and botanical characteristics Minari grows best where the ground stays consistently moist or shallowly flooded. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026 The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026 Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour. — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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Voters narrowly backed a change to Miami-Dade’s charter that could clear the way for county commissioners to receive higher salaries, ending the county’s history of potential pay raises failing at the ballot box.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was narrowly ahead of City Councilmember Nithya Raman, her onetime political ally, in the race to lead the nation’s second-largest city, according to early returns Tuesday.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of narrowly

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However, his excavations focused largely on major artifacts while leaving other parts of the tombs unexplored and inadequately documented.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
Jackson County used flawed property value assessments, inadequately notified taxpayers, conducted substandard inspections and had poor oversight, according to a scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of inadequately

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The department exists to preserve some semblance of equal justice in the United States — imperfectly, haltingly, often overbearingly for some and cautiously for others — and help ensure that the nation is governed by the rule of law.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Rather than suffering because leaders acted imperfectly, organizations often suffer because leaders waited too long to act at all.

— Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperfectly

Adverb

The panel also summarily denied a separate habeas corpus petition that argued that Masterson did not get an adequate defense.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
The charges were summarily dropped, with US Attorney Jeanne Pirro saying they would never have been brought had the Interior Department notified prosecutors of the contractors’ fault.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarily

Adverb

While HyLight’s airship looks superficially similar to the zeppelins of yesteryear, the design has had some significant updates.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of superficially

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