Need another word that means the same as “under”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “under” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Under” are: below, down, downward, lower, underneath, beneath, nether
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “under” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
nether | Lower. Gnawed his nether lip. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “under” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
below | Below deck. Our nutritionist is pictured below right. |
beneath | At a lower level or layer. A house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath. |
down | Downstairs. I ll put you down for the evening shift. |
downward | Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. Prices plunged downward. |
lower | In or into a lower position. The sun sank lower. |
underneath | On the lower or downward side; on the underside of. Paint was peeling off in flakes to reveal greyish plaster underneath. |
abase | Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees. |
adulterate | Mixed with impurities. Adulterate remedies. |
andiron | A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace. The andirons were too hot to touch. |
base | Of low birth or station base is archaic in this sense. A base degrading way of life. |
belittle | Express a negative opinion of. Don t belittle your colleagues. |
below | See below. See below. |
beneath | At a lower level or layer. A house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath. |
bottom | Situated at the bottom or lowest position. The books on the bottom shelf. |
condescend | Treat condescendingly. Take care not to condescend to your reader. |
debase | Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama. |
decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The aisles were decreased in height. |
degrade | Lower the quality of; cause to deteriorate. She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women. |
demoralize | Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. She hastened her daughter s steps lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these mad English. |
demote | Move (someone) to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment. The head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary. |
descending | Moving or sloping downwards. The categories are listed in descending order of usefulness. |
down | Downstairs. You got to be down with me. |
downgrade | Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one. |
hidden | Difficult to find. Concealed or hidden damage. |
irreducible | Incapable of being made smaller or simpler. Literature is often irreducible to normative ideas. |
low | Very low in volume. The dual traditions of high and low art. |
lower | Move something or somebody to a lower position. The lower levels of the building. |
minimize | Represent as less significant or important. They may minimize or even overlook the importance of such beliefs. |
mortify | Hold within limits and control. They wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh. |
nether | Located below or beneath something else. The ballast is suspended from its nether end. |
reduce | Reduce in size reduce physically. Reduce an image. |
submergence | Sinking until covered completely with water. Total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses. |
subnormal | Not meeting standards or reaching a level regarded as usual. When you lose enough body heat to make your temperature subnormal you become hypothermic. |
substrate | A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed, for example the silicon wafer used to manufacture integrated circuits. The Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English. |
underneath | Situated directly below something else. A wart on the underneath of his foot. |
underside | The bottom or lower side or surface of something. The butterfly s wings have a mottled brown pattern on the underside. |
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