Adjective underlying has 3 senses
- implicit in, inherent, underlying - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
Antonyms: explicit, expressed (indirect, via implicit)
- underlying - located beneath or below
Antonym: superjacent (indirect, via subjacent)
- fundamental, rudimentary, underlying - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
Antonyms: incidental, incident (indirect, via basic)
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Verb underlie has 2 senses
- underlie - be or form the base for
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- underlie - lie underneath
--2 is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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