Antonyms for surface
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : sur-fis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr fɪs |
Definition of surface
Origin :- 1610s, from French surface "outermost boundary of anything, outside part" (16c.), from Old French sur- "above" (see sur-) + face (see face (n.)). Patterned on Latin superficies "surface" (see superficial).
- adj external
- noun external part of something
- verb come to the top of
- See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- A foreign stain floated on the surface, but never mingled with its waters.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yet see now, these funny little animals on the surface of the spinning-ball.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- There was abundance of water on the surface in the hollows of the sand-hills.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Surface manifestations are, in and of themselves, merely deceptive.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- He was calm of face, but she guessed an excitement beneath the surface.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- This apparent inconsistency, however, lies only on the surface.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- No color, only light came to the surface of it, and broke in the loveliest smile.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The surface is, however, as indigestible as that of broiled meat.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- She turned away from both gentlemen then; the tears were very near the surface.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
Synonyms for surface
- apparent
- appear
- area
- arise
- come to light
- come up
- cover
- covering
- crop up
- depthless
- emerge
- expanse
- exterior
- exteriority
- externality
- façade
- face
- facet
- facial
- flare up
- level
- materialize
- obverse
- outer
- outside
- outward
- peel
- periphery
- plane
- rind
- rise
- shallow
- shoal
- side
- skin
- stretch
- superficial
- superficiality
- superficies
- top
- transpire
- veneer
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