Antonyms for surface


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : sur-fis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr fɪs


Definition of surface

Origin :
  • 1610s, from French surface "outermost boundary of anything, outside part" (16c.), from Old French sur- "above" (see sur-) + face (see face (n.)). Patterned on Latin superficies "surface" (see superficial).
  • adj external
  • noun external part of something
  • verb come to the top of
Example sentences :
  • See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • A foreign stain floated on the surface, but never mingled with its waters.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Yet see now, these funny little animals on the surface of the spinning-ball.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was abundance of water on the surface in the hollows of the sand-hills.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Surface manifestations are, in and of themselves, merely deceptive.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • He was calm of face, but she guessed an excitement beneath the surface.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • This apparent inconsistency, however, lies only on the surface.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • No color, only light came to the surface of it, and broke in the loveliest smile.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The surface is, however, as indigestible as that of broiled meat.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • She turned away from both gentlemen then; the tears were very near the surface.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Synonyms for surface

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