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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Imagine if the rest of healthcare had to operate under the same rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

But while DHS faces a shutdown, ICE itself will remain operational, under funds approved in last year's government spending bill.

From Barron's

Surveying and mining under such a thick ice sheet is impossible, according to experts, leaving large areas of the territory unexplored.

From Barron's

Rather than exploding outward in a brilliant supernova, this star's core gave way under gravity and formed a black hole.

From Science Daily

“I will not participate in any business arrangement under his leadership…He should leave, so more people like me don’t have to.”

From Los Angeles Times

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