BENEATH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BENEATH?

Need another word that means the same as “beneath”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “beneath” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Beneath” are: below, underneath, further down, in a lower place, down, downward, lower

Beneath as an Adverb

Definitions of "Beneath" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beneath” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Hidden behind an appearance.
• At a lower level or layer.
• In or to a place that is lower.
• Extending or directly underneath something.

Synonyms of "Beneath" as an adverb (7 Words)

below	See below. Our nutritionist is pictured below right.
down	Used as a command to a person or animal to sit or lie down. He swung the axe to chop down the tree.
downward	Used to indicate that something applies to everyone in a certain hierarchy or set. New rules on sick leave affect employees of all grades from managers downwards.
further down	To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther’ is used more frequently than `further’ in this physical sense.
in a lower place	To or toward the inside of.
lower	In or into a lower position. The sun sank lower.
underneath	Partly or wholly concealed by a garment. There was plenty of storage room underneath.

Usage Examples of "Beneath" as an adverb

• The smile revealed the evil beneath.
• Upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath.
• A house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath.

Associations of "Beneath" (30 Words)

behind	A kick that sends the ball over a behind line or a touch that sends it between the inner posts scoring one point. Campbell grabbed him from behind.
below	On a floor below. See below.
bottom	Situated at the bottom or lowest position. River bottoms.
burial	The action or practice of burying a dead body. They will give him a proper burial.
bury	Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. He ran through to bury a right foot shot inside the near post.
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket containing four black opals.
cemetery	A tract of land used for burials. A military cemetery.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. Her body was coffined.
crypt	A small tubular gland, pit, or recess.
culvert	Channel a stream or drain through a culvert. A culverted drain.
entomb	Place in a grave or tomb. Mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt.
inhume	Bury. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inter	Place in a grave or tomb. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave. Interments took place in the churchyard.
low	Of a vowel pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth open. Brought low.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. A cultural mausoleum such as the Tate.
mummification	A condition resembling that of a mummy. Bureaucratic mummification in red tape.
necropolis	A tract of land used for burials.
nether	Dwelling beneath the surface of the earth. The ballast is suspended from its nether end.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
submergence	Sinking until covered completely with water. Total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses.
subnormal	A person of less than normal intelligence. When you lose enough body heat to make your temperature subnormal you become hypothermic.
subterranean	Secret; concealed. Subterranean motives for murder.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. None escape the tomb.
under	Under water. Weaving the body through the crossbars over and under over and under.
underground	An underground railway especially the one in London. Underground resistance.
underneath	So as to be concealed by something else. He was wearing a brown jacket with a white T shirt underneath.
underpass	An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway.