one-dimensional

[wuhn-di-men-shuh-nl] / ˈwʌn dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl /

ADJECTIVE

superficial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

peripheral shallow sketchy warped

WEAK

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 ostensible outward partial passing perfunctory quick-fix seeming shoal silly skin-deep slapdash slight smattery summary surface tip of the iceberg trivial uncritical

Example Sentences

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I think something probably labelled at him was that he was a bit one-dimensional, but he has grown in confidence.

From BBC

The risk for Reed, however, was coming off as one-dimensional.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without being unkind, Bashir is a one-dimensional cricketer, Dawson is an all-rounder.

From BBC

Not many have ever had their rugby heart stolen by a one-dimensional big banger.

From BBC

But this season was such a supreme disappointment, populated by one-dimensional, shallow characters who were not compelling.

From Los Angeles Times