What is another word for on the surface?

Need synonyms for on the surface? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼▲ Adverb Seemingly, from outward appearance Adjective On, or relating to, the surface or external layer of something Floating or buoyant in water (sometimes figuratively) Existing or occurring at or on the surface … more ▼ ▲ Adverb ▲ Seemingly, from outward appearance ostensibly apparently outwardly superficially externally visibly to all appearances at first glance to the casual eye seemingly on the face of it to all intents and purposes evidently supposedly ostensively putatively presumably allegedly professedly as far as one can tell it seems that it appears that purportedly at first sight as far as one can see pretendedly it would appear that for all intents and purposes it appears by all accounts so it seems it would seem it would appear it seems to the eye it would seem that speciously from all appearances on the outside quasi- to the casual observer reportedly avowedly intuitively tangibly probably reputedly as far as we know at first blush as if in all likelihood sensibly to the outside world to judge by appearances to go by appearances as far as one can judge officially most likely so the story goes as though at a glance as far as one knows at face value on the face arguably in appearance based on our information to our knowledge reputably plausibly possibly as far as you can see nominally on paper pseudo- by its own account so I'm told clearly to appearances surely as far as anyone could tell obviously hypothetically theoretically believably purported to be supposed to be said to be professed to be supposably at a guess claimed to be so it would appear so it would seem so it appears from appearances for show “This resolution might, on the surface, seem to lean towards the affirmative, but there are several advantages to both sides.” Adjective ▲ On, or relating to, the surface or external layer of something skin-deep surface external outward on the outside surface-level seeming apparent ostensible evident superficial visible perceptible noticeable observable obvious discernible open to the eye Adjective ▲ Floating or buoyant in water afloat floating buoyant suspended drifting unsubmerged above water buoyed up non-submerged above the surface buoyed nonsubmersible swimming wafting sailing resting on water Adjective ▲ (sometimes figuratively) Existing or occurring at or on the surface superficial external surface exterior extrinsic outer outside outward peripheral extraneous outermost outmost skin-deep over exoteric outdoor outlying extreme visible extramural apparent exposed alien out on the outside foreign exotic adventitious supervenient exogenous remote accidental strange international unfamiliar non-resident from elsewhere covering top facial visiting skin deep on the outskirts cosmetic outboard exogenetic imported surface-level estranged non-native third-party out of place intrusive Find more words! Another word for Opposite of Meaning of Rhymes with Sentences with Find word forms Translate from English Translate to English Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword Words starting with Words ending with Words containing exactly Words containing letters Pronounce Find conjugations Find names From Afrikaans From Albanian From Amharic From Arabic From Armenian From Azerbaijani From Basque From Belarusian From Bengali From Bosnian From Bulgarian From Catalan From Cebuano From Chichewa From Chinese From Corsican From Croatian From Czech From Danish From Dutch From Esperanto From Estonian From Farsi From Filipino From Finnish From French From Frisian From Galician From Georgian From German From Greek From Gujarati From Haitian Creole From Hausa From Hebrew From Hindi From Hmong From Hungarian From Icelandic From Igbo From Indonesian From Irish From Italian From Japanese From Javanese From Kannada From Kazakh From Khmer From Korean From Kurdish From Kyrgyz From Lao From Latin From Latvian From Lithuanian From Luxembourgish From Macedonian From Malagasy From Malay From Malayalam From Maltese From Maori From Marathi From Mongolian From Burmese From Nepali From Norwegian From Polish From Portuguese From Punjabi From Romanian From Russian From Samoan From Scots Gaelic From Serbian From Sesotho From Shona From Sinhala From Slovak From Slovenian From Somali From Spanish From Sundanese From Swahili From Swedish From Tajik From Tamil From Telugu From Thai From Turkish From Ukrainian From Urdu From Uzbek From Vietnamese From Welsh From Xhosa From Yiddish From Yoruba From Zulu To Afrikaans To Albanian To Amharic To Arabic To Armenian To Azerbaijani To Basque To Belarusian To Bengali To Bosnian To Bulgarian To Catalan To Cebuano To Chichewa To Chinese To Corsican To Croatian To Czech To Danish To Dutch To Esperanto To Estonian To Farsi To Filipino To Finnish To French To Frisian To Galician To Georgian To German To Greek To Gujarati To Haitian Creole To Hausa To Hebrew To Hindi To Hmong To Hungarian To Icelandic To Igbo To Indonesian To Irish To Italian To Japanese To Javanese To Kannada To Kazakh To Khmer To Korean To Kurdish To Kyrgyz To Lao To Latin To Latvian To Lithuanian To Luxembourgish To Macedonian To Malagasy To Malay To Malayalam To Maltese To Maori To Marathi To Mongolian To Burmese To Nepali To Norwegian To Polish To Portuguese To Punjabi To Romanian To Russian To Samoan To Scots Gaelic To Serbian To Sesotho To Shona To Sinhala To Slovak To Slovenian To Somali To Spanish To Sundanese To Swahili To Swedish To Tajik To Tamil To Telugu To Thai To Turkish To Ukrainian To Urdu To Uzbek To Vietnamese To Welsh To Xhosa To Yiddish To Yoruba To Zulu English French Afrikaans Word Albanian Word Arabic Word Bengali Word Chinese Word Croatian Word Czech Word Danish Word Dutch Word English Word Finnish Word French Word German Word Greek Word Hindi Word Hungarian Word Icelandic Word Indonesian Word Italian Word Japanese Word Korean Word Latin Word Malay Word Malayalam Word Marathi Word Nepali Word Norwegian Word Polish Word Portuguese Word Romanian Word Russian Word Serbian Word Slovak Word Spanish Word Swahili Word Swedish Word Tamil Word Telugu Word Thai Word Turkish Word Ukrainian Word Uzbek Word Vietnamese Word Welsh Word All words 2-letter words 3-letter words 4-letter words 5-letter words 6-letter words 7-letter words 8-letter words 9-letter words 10-letter words 11-letter words 12-letter words 13-letter words 14-letter words Plural of Singular of Past tense of Present tense of Verb for Adjective for Adverb for Noun for Meaning of name Origin of name Names meaning Names starting with Names of origin on the surface Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search Advanced Word Finder See Also What is the opposite of on the surface? Sentences with the word on the surface Use our Synonym Finder Nearby Words on the tab on the table on the tail of on the take on the team on the testimony of on the summit of on the subject of on the stroke of … on the strength of on the streets on the stocks