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B1 — Intermediateadjective

superficiale

superficial, shallow, cursory

Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)

frivololeggerovacuosemplicistico

Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)

profondoaccuratoapprofonditoserio

Usage note

'Superficiale' applied to a person means they lack depth. 'Vacuo' means empty/vacuous. 'Frivolo' implies triviality. 'Approfondito' (in-depth) is a key antonym.

Example

"La sua analisi del problema era troppo superficiale."

"His analysis of the problem was too superficial."

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