under

[uhn-der] / ˈʌn dər /

ADVERB

below

Synonyms

WEAK

beneath bottom concealed by covered by down downward held down inferior lower nether on the bottom on the nether side on the underside pinned pressed down supporting to the bottom underneath

Antonyms

WEAK

above higher major more over primary up upward

ADVERB

secondary

Synonyms

WEAK

amenable belonging collateral consequent corollary dependent directed following governed in the power of included inferior junior lesser low lower obedient obeying reporting sub subject subjugated subordinate subsequent subservient subsidiary substract subsumed

Antonyms

WEAK

above higher major more over primary up upward

Example Sentences

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Sobel likened the sign's removal to "book burning" under Nazi Germany, but without the spectacle.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It will make just under $100 billion over the next 12 months, more than Meta or Berkshire Hathaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Heatwaves increased the deoxygenation rate by 0.01 mg L-1 decade-1 compared with conditions under average climatological temperatures.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The BBC typically has the jigsaw almost complete, only to lose two of the pieces under the floorboards.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

I hide in the dark under my comforter with my travel sweets, furious, but mostly weary of it all.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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