subterranean
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən/
- Vivian, saddened and shocked, was ready to believe in a subterranean connection between the two arrests.
- subterranean worlds
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Watch on YouTubeA low grade dread had always drifted at the subterranean level and now it had surfaced.
- A low grade dread had always drifted at the subterranean level and now it had surfaced.
- So there's a lot of interesting ideas here that that do play a role in a sort of subterranean way within these works.
Examples
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The false front covered a subterranean life of grim depth and reach.
Fiction book (1999) -
In this context, any cross-national or regional interaction within the Islamic movement is likely to be subterranean.
Academic text (1999) -
Years ago, we built a subterranean secret facility to protect us from the radiation.
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Building bridges is cool, but what about subterranean trains?
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The theme of Christian unity is running through the whole conference like a subterranean stream.
Academic text (2014) -
There was a dull, subterranean anger in me.
Fiction book (2000) -
Most of us already suspect that subterranean life drives our sexual and romantic desires.
Academic text (2011) -
His voices are nuanced and human; subterranean regions of feeling emerge through the surface of the melodic lines.
Academic text (1999) -
A low grade dread had always drifted at the subterranean level and now it had surfaced.
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The subterranean tunnels stretch for miles beneath the city, connecting various landmarks.
Synonyms
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
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5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
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8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
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6.3
Under the ground or below the top layer of a place
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4.0
Under another thing, often below the surface
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Under the ground surface
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9.6
Found under the ground and out of sight
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8.8
Existing under the surface of the earth, like pipes or caves
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Etymology
Subterranean comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and terra 'earth', and it gives the image of something 'under the surface'. So it is used for hidden ideas, motives, or forces that work quietly and are not openly shown.