- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws.
- a few superficial editorial changes.
- a passing glance.
- a superficial mind.
- a superficial wound.
- his thinking was superficial and fuzzy.
- In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory.
- only superficial differences.
- only trivial objections.
- perfunctory courtesy.
- superficial burns.
- superficial facial injuries.
- superficial knowledge.
- superficial measurements.
- superficial similarities.
- the superficial area of the wall.
- the superficial report didn't give the true picture.