51 entries under surface topic. ×

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external(adjective, separate, slight, detail, silly)
17
exterior(noun, adjective, separate, slight, detail)
15
superficial(adjective, detail, obvious, visible)
14
outer(adjective, separate, obvious, out)
11
apparent(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
11
ostensible(adjective, slight, detail, trivial)
11
seeming(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
4
shallow(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
4
skin-deep(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
3
appearing
2
passing(slight, detail, silly, trivial)
2
professed(adjective, apparent, supposed, ostensive)
2
to all appearances(expression, idiom, apparent)
1
casual(slight, detail, trivial, shallow)
1
cosmetic(slight, detail, silly, trivial)
1
cursory(slight, detail, trivial, shallow)
1
depthless(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
1
desultory(slight, detail, silly, trivial)
1
detail(slight, silly, trivial, shallow)
1
empty(slight, detail, trivial, shallow)
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