| ADVERB | all | underground | in or into hiding or secret operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | underground | beneath the surface of the earth | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | underground, belowground | under the level of the ground |
| all | underground, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover | conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods | |
| NOUN | group | underground, resistance | a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force |
| artifact | underground, metro, tube, subway system, subway | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
| Sounds | ah'ndergraw.nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd... | |
| Meaning | Under the level of the ground. | |
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| Example | "underground caverns" | |
| Synonym | belowground | |
| Broader | subsurface | Beneath the surface |
| Spanish | subterráneo | |
| Catalan | subterrani | |
| Meaning | Conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "underground resistance" | |
| Synonyms | clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover | |
| Broader | covert | Secret or hidden / hidden |
| Spanish | clandestina, clandestino, encubierto, escondido, oculto, secreto | |
| Catalan | amagat, clandestí, encobert, ocult, secret | |
| Nouns | underground | a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force |
| Meaning | A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | resistance | |
| Narrower | Maquis | The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II |
| Broader | revolutionary group | A political unit organized to promote revolution |
| Spanish | resistencia | |
| Catalan | resistència | |
| Adjectives | underground | conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods |
| Meaning | An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "in Paris the subway system is called the 'metro' and in London it is called the 'tube' or the 'underground'" | |
| Synonyms | metro, tube, subway system, subway | |
| Broader | railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| Spanish | metrô, metro, metropolitano, subte, tren subterráneo | |
| Catalan | metro, metropolità | |
| Meaning | In or into hiding or secret operation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the organization was driven underground" | |
| Meaning | Beneath the surface of the earth. | |
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| Example | "water flowing underground" | |
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