underwater

noun

  1. 1

    Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean

  2. 2

    A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

verb

  1. 1

    To water or irrigate insufficiently

    “Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.”

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface

  2. 2

    Beneath the water line of a vessel

  3. 3

    Under water.

  4. 4

    Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value

    “We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.”

Synonyms

adverb

  1. 1

    Going beneath the surface of the water

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