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