SURFACES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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surfaces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surface

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

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as in rises

to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

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Recent Examples of surfaces

Noun

The fine Nappa leather seating surfaces, ventilation and massage functions up front, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel and Bang & Olufsen sound system transform long stretches of Highway 36 into something closer to a private lounge. —

Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Accessibility As a rural property set across gently sloping terrain, there are uneven surfaces, steps, and small hills to navigate. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The synthetic outer material moved with my foot, feeling sturdy, while the rubber sole kept my footing steady on busy sidewalks and slick surfaces. —

Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Plus, the rubber outsole features specialized grooves to improve traction across a variety of surfaces. —

Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026 Scientists think these ices, frozen onto the surfaces of tiny dust grains, represent a major source of the universe's water. —

Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Since they’re touched by everyone in the house all day and night long, these small surfaces accumulate a massive amount of germs and rarely get cleaned. —

Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 In Mecklenburg County, officials are asking residents to voluntarily reduce nonessential water use, including limiting outdoor watering and avoiding activities like washing hard surfaces or running half-full loads of laundry. —

Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Unlike trees or grass, these surfaces trap solar radiation and release it slowly, turning neighborhoods into long-lasting heat batteries. —

Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Verb

Rather than pulling from a generic product database, Shopping mode surfaces ideas from creators and communities already active on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Such institutional prejudice often surfaces, in ways both brazen and subtle, when Muslims attempt to build new places of worship or renovate existing ones. —

Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 In the later drafts, the psychological consequences were what felt important—each fantasy surfaces another warped representation of her grief. —

Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 The only reliable draft intel typically surfaces the week of the draft, like Will Campbell being the Patriots’ top target last season. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 The warning at the entrance was preceded by a towering statue of Pazuzu, a Mesopotamian demon-god that surfaces in Gorillaz videos and art at times. —

Peter Larsen, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 According to Thea Gallagher, clinical psychologist and associate professor at NYU Langone Health, this moment often surfaces realities that were easy to ignore during the parenting years. —

Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026 The hardships sparked mass emigration and economic collapse, leaving an even deeper mark — one that still surfaces in quiet dinners with strangers like us. —

Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The cabin-style rooms in the Sycamore House, with board-and-batten exteriors and interiors, are unexpectedly dark and moody.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Loss of valuables in the ruins The exteriors of some buildings remained blackened from the flames.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026