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UNDERGROUND Synonyms

There are 32 synonyms of the word underground. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word underground. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for UNDERGROUND

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subterranean
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being or operating under the surface of the earth

• lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

belowground
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• under the level of the ground

• underneath the ground

concealed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• hidden on any grounds for any motive

adjective satellite

• not accessible to view

covert
adjectiveadj
adjective

• secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

noun

• a flock of coots

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

adjective satellite

• (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

hidden
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not accessible to view

• designed to elude detection

• difficult to find

subsurface
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• beneath the surface

subterraneous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being or operating under the surface of the earth

• lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

subterrene
verb, nounv, n
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subterrestrial
adjectiveadj
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resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

alternative
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

adjective satellite

• serving or used in place of another

• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

• pertaining to unconventional choices

avant-garde
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

adjective satellite

• radically new or original

counterculture
nounn
noun

• a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture

metro
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

tube
verb, nounv, n
noun

• conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

• electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

• a hollow cylindrical shape

• (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

• an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

verb

• provide with a tube or insert a tube into

• convey in a tube

• ride or float on an inflated tube

• place or enclose in a tube

unconventional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not conforming to accepted rules or standards

• not conventional or conformist

adjective satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

clandestinely
adverbadv
adverb

• In a secret or covert manner.

• In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.

hypogean
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Existing or growing underground.

in secret
adverb

• in secrecy; not openly

clandestine
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Best Hypernyms For UNDERGROUND

Here is a list of related hypernyms for underground, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
railroad railway
Phrases (4)
railroad linerailway linerailway systemrevolutionary group

Alternatives for SUBTERRANEAN

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