What does underneath mean?
Underneath means Below; in a place beneath..
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/ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ · adverb
Below; in a place beneath..
I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.
connected with it underneath, you see a very fine hair-spring.
No insects exhibit, like them, what may be termed four net-work eyes. It is very easy to perceive them in looking at the animal from above, and then examining it underneath
Underneath the water, all was calm.
We flew underneath the bridge.
We looked underneath the table.
There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.
You can have the underneath bunk.
Use underneath when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underneath means Below; in a place beneath..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.
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