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

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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

Clark is not one-dimensional — “I pride myself in doing a lot of different things for this team,” she said — and Beal understands it will take a team effort to slow her down.

From Seattle Times

It was well wrought but inevitably one-dimensional: Janina’s distinctive narrative voice, which treads a fine line between eccentric and downright cranky, is integral to the novel’s charm; the story feels flat without it.

From New York Times

“Last year, she had this stigma where she was a one-dimensional type of player. … I think that drives her,” Forsberg said.

From Los Angeles Times

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