skin-deepadjective
uk/ˌskɪnˈdiːp/us/ˌskɪnˈdiːp/not carefully considered or strongly felt:
After the first half-hour she realized that her new-found confidence was no more than skin-deep.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not showing careful thought
- airy
- cuff
- flip
- flippant
- frivolity
- frivolous
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- lightweight
- off the cuff idiom
- pat
- preconceived
- shallow
- shoot
- shoot from the hip idiom
- superficial
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
- wild