Synonyms of surfaces

surfaces 1 of 2

noun

plural of surface

as in exteriors

an outer part or layer

the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exteriors
• fronts
• facades
• tops
• shells
• skins
• faces
• veneers
• outsides
• facings
• coverings
• façades
• appearances
• masks
• covers
• shows
• disguises
• guises
• semblances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interiors
• insides

surfaces

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of surface

1

as in emerges

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerges
• arises
• occurs
• happens
• appears
• springs (up)
• crops (up)
• materializes
• comes up
• comes
• chances
• comes out
• comes about
• goes (on)
• interferes
• transpires
• turns up
• passes
• intervenes
• shows up
• goes off
• intrudes
• falls out
• haps
• interposes

2

as in rises

to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below

a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerges
• rises
• breaks
• broaches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinks
• drops
• founders
• dives
• plunges
• submerges
• drowns
• submerses