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tip of the iceberg

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one-dimensional adj.
superficial adj.

ADJECTIVE

one-dimensional

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 trivial uncritical

ADJECTIVE

superficial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cursory frivolous one-dimensional perfunctory silly sketchy slight trivial

WEAK

apparent casual cosmetic depthless desultory empty evident exterior external flash flimsy general glib half-baked hasty hurried ignorant inattentive lightweight nodding on the surface ostensible outward partial passing peripheral quick-fix seeming shallow shoal skin-deep slapdash smattery summary surface uncritical warped

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete important mature sensible serious significant thoughtful wise

WEAK

analytical careful deep detailed genuine thorough

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tip of the iceberg

Duke Law is only the tip of the iceberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

And, for Swire, this is only the tip of the iceberg.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Apple described its findings as "the tip of the iceberg," saying it had limited visibility into what was happening behind OpenAI's closed doors.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

But that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Swanburne alone was full of them, and that, they suspected, was only the tip of the iceberg.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

tip of the iceberg

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