Esoteric and Shallow

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Esoteric adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.

Usage example: metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers

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Shallow is an antonym for esoteric.

Shallow adjective - Lacking significant physical depth.

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Esoteric is an antonym for shallow.

Nearby Words: shallowed, shallowing

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Shallow and Esoteric. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/esoteric/shallow

Esoteric & Shallow. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/esoteric/shallow>.

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