| a. | 1. | Not deep; having little depth; shoal. |
| 2. | Not deep in tone. | |
| 3. | Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; | |
| n. | 1. | A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf. |
| 2. | (Zool.) The rudd. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To make shallow. |
| v. i. | 1. | To become shallow, as water. |
| Noun | 1. | shallow - a stretch of shallow water Synonyms: shoal |
| Verb | 1. | shallow - make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" Synonyms: shoal |
| 2. | shallow - become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" Synonyms: shoal | |
| Adj. | 1. | shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field" Antonyms: deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep" |
| 2. | shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" Antonyms: deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" | |
| 3. | shallow - lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious" |