superficial

1. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious;
   Not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually (synset 301879374)
   "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
   also:

   • careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
   • outward - relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
   • frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior
   similar to:

   • apparent, ostensible, seeming - appearing as such but not necessarily so
   • dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic - showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
   • facile, neat, slick - superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
   • glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth
   • looking, sounding - appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
   • shallow - lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
   • skin-deep - penetrating no deeper than the skin:
2. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface (synset 302816313)
   "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"; "a superficial wound"
3. Of little substance or significance (synset 302172989)
   "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
   similar to: insignificant, unimportant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
   same as: trivial
4. Occurring on or near the surface of the skin (synset 300695843)
   "superficial burns"; "superficial facial injuries"
   similar to: shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
5. Hasty and without attention to detail;
   Not thorough (synset 300313032)
   "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"; "In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory"
   similar to: careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
   same as: casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory

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