underground
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd/
- Dissident activity, however, is clandestine and underground, making it difficult to speculate about its strength or future.
- go underground
- underground economy
- drive underground
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it's sort of underground because it is so out there.
- And it's sort of underground because it is so out there.
- So he he lives in this underground economy, but it's embartering.
- It wasn't just that we were covering, you know, underground film makers.
- It just got too Moody, too underground too.
- Is the shift from being a counterculture or an underground culture to an above culture of the culture?
- I'm buying underground watches and Bentleys and all sorts.
- Now I will tell you the underground secret.
- So when there is kind of heavy metal underground concert, there's also books being discussed.
- But had he not been there, that would stay underground.
Examples
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You've got the ability and the personality to go underground and blend in completely.
Fiction book (1992) -
- It's gonna have to be underground, invite only.
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But there there is an underground quality to my life, right.
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And it's sort of underground because it is so out there.
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Now I will tell you the underground secret.
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Well it looks like they got some underground hide out.
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The implications for the underground economy of this decline in cash use are vast.
Academic text (2017) -
He disappeared and went underground with his family.
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A few dissidents from New Reyo sent out a manifesto, announcing an underground militia to "fight for independence."
Fiction book (1998) -
The artist chose to perform underground shows to avoid attention from the media.
Synonyms
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
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6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
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6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
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3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
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8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
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7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
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7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
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7.5
Done secretly to hide payments and avoid the law
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8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
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8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
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7.4
Hidden and not openly shown
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7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
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9.9
Hidden and small, often secret and unimportant
Done in a secret way to hide plans
A secret way of doing things to hide small dishonest acts
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.1
Secret network that helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada
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7.5
A group of musicians and artists who work outside the mainstream, often in secret
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6.4
A secret U.S. network that helped enslaved people escape to free states or Canada before the Civil War
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underground combines under ('below') and ground ('the earth'). A helpful image is of something kept 'beneath the surface' to hide it, so an 'underground' activity or scene is secret or hidden from the authorities.