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Detailed Synonyms for underground in English

underground:

underground adj

  1. underground
    – under the level of the ground 1
    underground
    – under the level of the ground 1

underground [the ~] noun

  1. the underground
    – a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 1
    the underground
    – a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 1
    the Resistance; the illegality
  2. the underground
    – a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 1
    the resistance; the underground
    – a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 1
  3. the underground
    – an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) 1
    the subway; the tube; the underground; the metro; the subway system
    – an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) 1
    • subway [the ~] noun
    • tube [the ~] noun
      • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1
    • underground [the ~] noun
      • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1
    • metro [the ~] noun
      • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1
    • subway system [the ~] noun
      • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1

underground adj

  1. underground
    – conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods 1
    secret; underground; clandestine; hugger-mugger; cloak-and-dagger; undercover; hush-hush; hole-and-corner; surreptitious
    – conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods 1
  2. underground
    – under the level of the ground 1
    underground; belowground
    – under the level of the ground 1

underground adv

  1. underground
    – beneath the surface of the earth 1
    underground
    – beneath the surface of the earth 1
  2. underground
    – in or into hiding or secret operation 1
    underground
    – in or into hiding or secret operation 1
    • underground adv
      • the organization was driven underground1

Related Words for "underground":

  • undergrounds

Alternate Synonyms for "underground":


Related Definitions for "underground":

  1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods1
    • underground resistance1
  2. under the level of the ground1
    • underground caverns1
  3. beneath the surface of the earth1
    • water flowing underground1
  4. in or into hiding or secret operation1
    • the organization was driven underground1
  5. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)1
    • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1
  6. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force1

Related Synonyms for underground