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

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He boasted of “enormous progress” in reviving a business that is now effectively under U.S. management.

From Los Angeles Times

Trauma doesn’t fade under these unbearable conditions; it accumulates.

From Los Angeles Times

But she arrived "under cover of darkness" and was said to be none the worse for her journey.

From BBC

You have to make good decisions under pressure.

From BBC

Throughout the debate around increasing workers rights under the Employment Rights Act business groups argued that increased benefits and leave provisions would heap costs on to them and reduce their willingness to increase headcount.

From BBC

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