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Not careful or thorough

Lacking depth of character or understanding

Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely

(sometimes figuratively) Existing or occurring at or on the surface

Of little weight or importance

Silly or inappropriate in nature

Lacking conviction or force

Lacking intellectual depth or substance

Not very convincing

Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on

Smooth and superficially impressive, but typically insincere or shallow

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

Not thorough or detailed

Affecting only the appearance of something rather than its substance

Artificial or fake in nature

Lacking in knowledge or education

Of or pertaining to the surface of something

Playful, especially in a flirtatious way

Unable to perceive

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

Cheap, showy, and gaudy

Unconcerned in attitude or action

Very fashionable or up to date

Undemanding and easily executed

Not likely to be objectionable or harmful

Elaborately or highly decorated

Acting or done without forethought, or having the tendency to do so

Lacking in intelligence, or unable to comprehend ideas

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Made of very light or thin material

Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms

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Adjective

Not careful or thorough

inconsequential

walking through it

going through the motions

spur-of-the-moment

in nothing flat

dangerously fast

flash in the pan

here today and gone tomorrow

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“She accused the prime minister of paying only superficial attention to the demands for a special deal on the single market.”

Adjective

Lacking depth of character or understanding

“The script lacks any such subtleties and none of the cast is skillful enough to be able to suggest any depth beyond the script's superficial characterizations.”

Adjective

Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely

to all appearances

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“The organization boasts a substantial but superficial exterior, beneath which there is little else.”

Adjective

(sometimes figuratively) Existing or occurring at or on the surface

“If there were any other positives to emerge from this experience, it was my attitude towards superficial appearance and vanity.”

Adjective

Of little weight or importance

of little account

inconsequential

of no consequence

of no importance

beside the point

not worth mentioning

neither here nor there

of little consequence

of little importance

no great shakes

of no great concern

not worth speaking of

not to the point

matter of indifference

a matter of indifference

makes no difference

nickel-and-dime

twopenny-halfpenny

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“Luckily, the shrapnel only grazed his head, causing only a superficial injury.”

Adjective

Silly or inappropriate in nature

lacking seriousness

feather-brained

lacking in sense

tongue-in-cheek

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“The amount of time being spent on superficial insults could be allocated to more thoughtful comedic commentary.”

Adjective

Lacking conviction or force

not enthusiastic

undemonstrative

could care less

don't give a damn

couldn't care less

walking through it

going through the motions

procrastinating

taking your time

non-participating

dead to the world

lacking in energy

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

procrastinative

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

lacking in vitality

two-dimensional

lacking vitality

having spring fever

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Adjective

Lacking intellectual depth or substance

feather-brained

one-dimensional

overly simplified

black and white

lacking substance

inconsequential

devoid of substance

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Adjective

Not very convincing

lacking substance

scarcely credible

hard to believe

hard to swallow

unsubstantiated

difficult to believe

inconsequential

won't hold water

self-contradictory

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Adjective

Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on

inconsequential

too little too late

of little account

of no consequence

nickel-and-dime

of little consequence

of little importance

of no importance

of no great concern

twopenny-halfpenny

hardly worth mentioning

not worth mentioning

not worth bothering about

not worth speaking of

unconsequential

of minor importance

of little import

beside the point

neither here nor there

of no significance

counterproductive

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Adjective

Smooth and superficially impressive, but typically insincere or shallow

Adjective

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

tongue-in-cheek

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

mincingly clever

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

pulling one's leg

tongue in cheek

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Adjective

Not thorough or detailed

cobbled together

on the back of an envelope

lacking in detail

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

thrown together

rough and ready

under construction

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Adjective

Affecting only the appearance of something rather than its substance

Adjective

Artificial or fake in nature

to all intents and purposes

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Adjective

Lacking in knowledge or education

unknowledgeable

unsophisticated

uncomprehending

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

as thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

as green as grass

wet behind the ears

dead from the neck up

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

soft in the head

feather-brained

not intelligent

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

poorly educated

out of the loop

lacking knowledge

unable to read and write

not in the loop

one-dimensional

without thought

foolishly stupid

not thinking clearly

with a mind like a sieve

devoid of intelligence

disorganized^US

ill-thought-out

disorganised^UK

lacking seriousness

not quite right

lacking in sense

tongue-in-cheek

non compos mentis

out of one's gourd

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Adjective

Of or pertaining to the surface of something

Adjective

Superficial

two-dimensional

Adjective

Playful, especially in a flirtatious way

in high spirits

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

full of joie de vivre

feeling one's oats

full of vim and vigour

tongue-in-cheek

straight shooting

square shooting

as merry as a grig

in good spirits

as lively as a grig

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

laughter-filled

mischief-making

full of vim and vigor

full of mischief

as pleased as Punch

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

on top of the world

floating on air

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

without a care in the world

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Adjective

Unable to perceive

uncomprehending

inconsiderate of

unconcerned about

indiscriminating

not in the loop

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Adjective

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

thrown together

falling to pieces

on its last legs

easily destroyed

in poor condition

easily threatened

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

down-at-the-heels

badly maintained

poorly maintained

in bad condition

coming apart at the seams

falling apart at the seams

the worse for wear

seen better days

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Adjective

Cheap, showy, and gaudy

cheap and nasty

exhibitionistic

twopenny-halfpenny

thrown together

putting on the ritz

brightly coloured^US

brightly colored^UK

multicoloured^UK

recognizable^US

multicolored^US

recognisable^UK

bright-coloured

out of the ordinary

distinguishable

many-coloured^US

many-colored^UK

attention-grabbing

looking like an explosion in a paint factory

highly-coloured

out of this world

like an explosion in a paint factory

brilliantly coloured

written all over one

in the foreground

richly colored^UK

overemphasized^US

disproportionate

richly coloured^US

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

many-splendoured

bargain-basement

overemphasised^UK

larger-than-life

never to be forgotten

over the top OTT

low-down-and-dirty

under one's nose

right under your nose

hyperventilated

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Adjective

Unconcerned in attitude or action

not giving a monkey's

without a care in the world

couldn't-care-less

take-it-or-leave-it

lacking concern

free from worry

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

unconcerned about

not giving a toss

uninvolved with

apathetic towards

nonchalant about

apathetic about

uninterested in

frivolous about

phlegmatic about

unresponsive to

unenthusiastic about

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

couldn't care less

could care less

lacking in energy

not give a tinker's damn

trivializing^US

not enthusiastic

trivialising^UK

lacking vitality

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

don't give a damn

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Adjective

Very fashionable or up to date

Adjective

Undemanding and easily executed

straightforward

a piece of cake

as easy as falling off a log

money for old rope

a piece of old tackle

a walk in the park

no muss no fuss

a five-finger exercise

easily operated

easy to understand

meat-and-potatoes

unsophisticated

straight sailing

easily accomplished

without a hitch

low-maintenance

easily understood

meat and potatoes

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Not likely to be objectionable or harmful

unobjectionable

unexceptionable

uncontroversial

well-intentioned

not life-threatening

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Elaborately or highly decorated

fancily decorated

over-embellished

overembellished

with all the extras

with all the options

with bells and whistles

pleasing to the eye

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Adjective

Acting or done without forethought, or having the tendency to do so

spur-of-the-moment

ill-thought-out

jumping the gun

hell-for-leather

improvisational

over-adventurous

jumping to conclusions

out of the blue

over-venturesome

playing with fire

not bargained for

without warning

bull-in-a-china-shop

not thought through

not in the cards

spur of the moment

off the top of your head

feather-brained

extemporized^US

overventuresome

badly thought out

self-destructive

autoschediastic

catch-as-catch-can

extemporised^UK

careless of one's duty

going off deep end

cobbled together

thrown together

asleep at the switch

seat-of-the-pants

unselfconscious

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

footloose and fancy-free

not fully developed

easily provoked

on a short fuse

unsophisticated

without formality

without hesitation

straightforward

without discussion

like a bull in a china shop

not in the loop

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

ahead of oneself

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Adjective

Lacking in intelligence, or unable to comprehend ideas

uncomprehending

without thought

slow on the uptake

soft in the head

not the full shilling

thick as two short planks

feather-brained

dead from the neck up

as thick as two short planks

lacking seriousness

not intelligent

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

incomprehensible

foolishly stupid

unsophisticated

lacking knowledge

lacking in sense

tongue-in-cheek

not quite right

non compos mentis

out of one's gourd

devoid of intelligence

off your trolley

wet behind the ears

as daft as a brush

unknowledgeable

a brick short of a load

as green as grass

two sandwiches short of a picnic

mentally defective

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Adjective

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

high and mighty

full of airs and graces

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

hyperventilated

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Made of very light or thin material

aesthetically pleasing

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Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms

hyperventilated

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

full of hot air

with the gift of the gab

highly decorated

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

having kissed the Blarney stone

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