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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In 2022, researchers in Paris managed to confirm KPZ predictions experimentally, but only in a one-dimensional system.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Fury had to be watchful at times as Makhmudov did land occasional overhand rights, but the Russian was largely one-dimensional as Fury took a wide decision with scorecards of 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

While none of my formal education prepared me for this type of editing, the largely one-dimensional style of bot writing is always easy to detect.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

This hire is either a masterstroke that fuels the Trojans’ return to glory — or the point of no return for a head coach desperate to prove he’s not just a one-dimensional offensive savant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

For example, two-dimensional animals living on a one-dimensional earth would have to climb over each other in order to get past each other.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

one-dimensional

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