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go underground

VERB
hide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold
STRONG
adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil
WEAK
blot out go into hiding hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask
WEAK
bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell
VERB
hole up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hide
WEAK
burrow sit tight
VERB
stash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury conceal disguise hole up lock up secrete smuggle tuck away
STRONG
adumbrate cache camouflage cloak cover curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor mask obscure occult plant protect reserve screen shadow shelter shield shroud squirrel stifle suppress veil withhold
WEAK
blot out go into hiding hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expose lay bare open reveal tell uncover
STRONG
disregard encourage ignore lay out let go release

Example Sentences

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Not so good for the screenwriters and true-crime podcasters who trade on our strange fascination with bad guys who go underground and stay there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The raids have prompted some to go underground and leave their world out of fear of being arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Others who are in public opposition to the regime are being encouraged to go underground.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

Police sent to the mine have taken a cautious approach and not launched an operation to go underground and confront miners who might be holding others.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

For years they would go underground, rise up for a few fights, then go back into hiding.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri