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Synonyms and Antonyms: Superficial

Superficial (see Deep)-shallow, showy, slight, flimsy. (Thorough, solid, substantial, profound, unfathomable.) Superfluous. See Indispensable.

Surround. See Bound.

Sustain. See Bear and Prop.

Symmetry-proportion, balance, harmony, grace, congruity, concord, fitness. (Contradiction, incongruity, discord.) Sympathy. See Compassion.

System. See Method.

Systematic. See Regular.

Take--(see Give)-lift, seize, assume.

Talkative. See Silent.

Taste (see Insipid)-flavor, relish, savor, smack, sip. Tax-custom, toll, duty, excise, impost, tariff, assessment, rate. Tease-taunt, tantalize, provoke, sting, irritate, fret, gall, vex. Temporary-fleeting, passing, transient, transitory. (Permanent, perennial, enduring, everlasting, sempiternal.

Tenacious. See Brittle.

Tendency. See Drift.

Tenet. See Belief.

Term-terminus, limit, march, demarcation, boundary, period, designation, appellation, Territory-domain, dominion, ground, soil, country.

Thankful. See Agreeable and Grateful.

Thankless. See Grateful.

Thaw-melt, dissolve, liquefy. (Freeze, harden, congeal, crystallize.) Theatrical-dramatic, showy, stagey, ostentatious, pompous. Theft-robbery, plunder, spoliation, depredation.

Theme-subject, topic, text, thesis, essay, subject-matter. Theory. See Hypothesis.

Therefore-accordingly, consequently, agreeably thereto, thence, hence. Thick-dense, close, compact, solid, crass.

Thin. See Scanty and Superficial.

Think.

See Consider.

Thorough. See Superficial.

Thought. See Idea and Sense.

Thoughtful-considerate, contemplative, studious, reflective, provident, grave, pensive, absorbed.

Thoughtless (see Bold, Foolhardy, and Vacant.) -careless, heedless, unconcerned, inconsiderate.

Tie, v. -(see Embarrass and Unite)-bind, join, connect, unite, oblige, restrain. -n.-band, juncture, ligament, ligature, bond, obligation, restraint, fetter, trammel, clog, chain, shackle.

Time-duration, season, period, era, age, date, span, spell. Tolerate. See Admit, Accord, and Comply.

Top-summit, apex, acmé, crown, head, climax, surface. (Bottom, base, foundation.) Tortuous. See Crooked and Straight.

Torture. See Pain.

Touching-(see Harsh)-tender, moving, affecting, pathetic. Tractable. See Gentle and Obedient.

Trade. See Business, Traditional (see new)-transmitted, traditionary, Legendary, historic, antiquated, second-hand, exploded.

Traffic. See Business.

Trammel. See Tie.

Tranquil. See Calm.

Transaction.

See Business.

Trash (see Refuse)-twaddle, nonsence, rubbish.

Travel, n. See Excursion.

Treacherous. See Faithful.

Trite. See Common and New.

Triumph. See Achievement.

Trivial. See Significant.

True-(see Actual and Faithful)-upright, veracious, correct. Tumultuous. See Calm.

Tune-tone, strain, air, melody, concord, harmony, unison, concert. Turbid. See Foul.

Type. See Figure.

Tyro-novice, beginner, learner, apprentice.