underwater

Examples

• All

• Scuba divers often explore underwater caves to witness stunning formations.

• Some of them live underwater and some of them live on land.

• I had to swim a long distance too underwater to get out.

• I learned how to survive underwater by holding my breath.

• I have spent years underwater in these tanks with them.

• I had the sensation of being underwater, of life moving at quarter speed.

  Academic text (2011)

• On this still January morning, the underwater visibility was sixty to ninety feet.

  Academic text (1992)

• It's an underwater cave.

  Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

• We discovered a beautiful underwater garden while snorkeling near the reef.

Synonyms

S

submerged

vsunderwater

32 4.2

Completely under the surface of water

is more general and can describe location, events, or existence beneath the surface

U

undersea

vsunderwater

17 4.1

A thing that is under the surface of the sea

is more general, applying to any water body rather than just the sea

S

submarine

vsunderwater

10 4.9

Under the surface of the sea

is the general term for being beneath the surface of any water, not only the sea

S

subsea

vsunderwater

• Specialized

2 5.2

Under the sea, used for building pipelines or laying cables

is the broad everyday term for being beneath the surface of water

S

submersed

vsunderwater

1 7.0

A plant or thing that is completely under water

covers the same location but also includes events or uses beneath the surface

S

subaqueous

vsunderwater

1 9.9

Existing or happening under water

is the common neutral word for being beneath the surface of water

S

subaquatic

vsunderwater

1 7.6

Living or growing under the surface of water

is broader, applying to any location or event beneath the surface of water

Compounds

U

underwater diver

1 3.4

A person who works or swims under water using breathing gear

U

underwater view

1 3.4

A view from below the water surface that shows plants and animals

U

underwater archeology

• Specialized

1 6.7

A study of people's past using objects found under water, like shipwrecks

U

underwater basket weaving

• Slang

1 9.5

A joke name for an easy, useless college class

N

Naval Underwater Warfare Center

• Formal

7.0

A U.S. Navy agency that gives technical help for submarines and weapons used under the sea

How Deep

submerged

32 4.2

underwater

210 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology