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Antonyms for tip of the iceberg
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ahys-burg |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪs bɜrg |
Definition of tip of the iceberg
Origin :- 1774, partial loan-translation of Dutch ijsberg, literally "ice mountain," from ijs "ice" (see ice (n.)) + berg "mountain" (see barrow (n.2)). An earlier term was sea-hill (1690s). Phrase tip of the iceberg, in a figurative sense, first recorded 1962. Iceberg lettuce attested from 1893.
- As in superficial : adj without depth, detail
- As in one-dimensional : adj superficial
Synonyms for tip of the iceberg
- apparent
- casual
- cosmetic
- cursory
- depthless
- desultory
- empty
- evident
- exterior
- external
- flash
- flimsy
- frivolous
- general
- glib
- half-baked
- hasty
- hurried
- ignorant
- inattentive
- lightweight
- nodding
- on the surface
- one-dimensional
- ostensible
- outward
- partial
- passing
- perfunctory
- peripheral
- quick-fix
- seeming
- shallow
- shoal
- silly
- sketchy
- skin-deep
- slapdash
- slight
- smattery
- summary
- surface
- tip of the iceberg
- trivial
- uncritical
- warped
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