superficial

• "not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually"
• "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"

• "superficial measurements"
• "the superficial area of the wall"
• "a superficial wound"

• "a few superficial editorial changes"
• "only trivial objections"

Synonyms

• trivial(informal) small and of little importance; of little substance or significance; concerned with trivialities

• "superficial burns"
• "superficial facial injuries"

• "not thorough"
• "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"

Synonyms

• casualmarked by blithe unconcern; without or seeming to be without plan or method; appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; hasty and without attention to detail; occurring on a temporary or irregular basis; characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; natural and unstudied; not showing effort or strain
• cursoryhasty and without attention to detail
• passing(a)
• perfunctoryhasty and without attention to detail; done or produced as a formality only