under
The word “under” has 2 syllables: un-der
It's pronounced as /ˈʌn.dɚ/
What is synonym and antonym for under?
In the thesaurus, “under” has 59 synonyms and 25 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for under along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for under
- amenable
- belonging
- below
- beneath
- beside
- bottom
- bottommost
- collateral
- concealed by
- consequent
- corollary
- covered by
- dependent
- directed
- down
- downward
- following
- governed
- held down
- in the power of
- included
- inferior
- junior
- lesser
- low
- low-grade
- low-lying
- lower
- lowered
- lowermost
- lowly
- near
- nearby
- neath
- nether
- nethermost
- obedient
- obeying
- on the bottom
- on the nether side
- on the underside
- pinned
- pressed down
- reporting
- rock-bottom
- sub
- subject
- subjugated
- subordinate
- subsequent
- subservient
- subsidiary
- substract
- subsumed
- sunken
- supporting
- to the bottom
- undermost
- underneath
Antonyms for under
- above
- aloft
- elevated
- escalated
- heightened
- higher
- highest
- lifted
- loftier
- loftiest
- major
- more
- over
- overhead
- primary
- raised
- top
- topmost
- up
- uplifted
- upmost
- upper
- uppermost
- upraised
- upward
Meanings of under
- adjective
- Being lower; being beneath something.
- Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
- adverb
- In a way lower or less than.
- In a way inferior to.
- In an unconscious state.
- preposition
- In or at a lower level than.
- As a subject of; subordinate to.
- Less than.
- Below the surface of.
- In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- As, in the character of.
Example Sentences
- The cat is hiding under the table.
- He placed the documents under a heavy book to keep them flat.
- We waited under the shelter until the rain stopped.
- The gift was hidden under a pile of clothes.
- She whispered something under her breath.
On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to under, such as: above, aloft, amenable, belonging, below, beneath, beside.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
abased
- abandoned
- abashed
- affronted
- bad-mouthed
- baneful
- baseborn
- bastard
- bastardized
- befouled
- begrimed
- belittled
- blemished
- boorish
- cankered
- castigated
- censured
- chastened
- cheapened
- clinging
- common
- condemned
- confounded
- confused
- contaminated
- corrupted
- counting on
- cried down
- criticized
- damaged
- damned
- debased
- debauched
- decried
- defaced
- defamed
- defenseless
- defiled
- degenerate
- degraded
- deleterious
- demeaned
- demoralized
- denounced
- depraved
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- disconcerted
- discounted
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- disgraced
- dishonored
- disparaged
- dissolute
- downgraded
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- evil
- execrated
- fazed
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- humble
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- hurt
- ignoble
- illegitimate
- immature
- impaired
- indigent
- infamous
- inferior
- insulted
- junior
- knavish
- lessened
- lesser
- libeled
- libelled
- loose
- low
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- lowered
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- maligned
- marred
- mean
- mercenary
- minimized
- minor
- miscreant
- monstrous
- mortified
- nefarious
- nonaristocratic
- nonplused
- nonplussed
- ordinary
- perverse
- perverted
- plain
- plebeian
- poisoned
- polluted
- poor
- profaned
- profligate
- prostituted
- put down
- rattled
- reliant
- relying on
- reprehended
- reprobated
- ridiculed
- rotten
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- sank
- secondary
- shamed
- slandered
- smirched
- spoiled
- spoilt
- stained
- subordinate
- subverted
- sunk
- tainted
- tarnished
- thinned
- tied to apron strings
- took down
- under
- under thumb
- ungenteel
- unsustaining
- venal
- villainous
- vitiated
- vulnerable
- warped
- watered down
- weakened
- wrecked
- wrote off
sagging
- abating
- abject
- ailing
- all torn up
- atrabilious
- beat-up
- bedraggled
- bent
- biconcave
- billowing
- black
- bleak
- blob
- bottomward
- bowed
- bowing
- breaking down
- broody
- bulging
- bummed out
- bump
- bunch
- bunching
- burst
- cascading
- cast down
- cheerless
- clouded
- collapsing
- contracted
- contracting
- convexity
- crestfallen
- crummy
- crumpling
- cupped
- dampened
- dangling
- dashed
- de-escalating
- decaying
- declined
- declining
- decreasing
- decrepit
- degenerating
- dented
- depreciating
- depressed
- descendant
- descendent
- descending
- despondent
- deteriorating
- dilation
- diminishing
- dimpled
- dingy
- dipped
- dipping
- disconsolate
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismal
- dispirited
- distention
- dog-eared
- doleful
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- down-at-the-heel
- downcast
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downward
- dragged
- drained
- drooping
- droopy
- dropping
- dwindling
- dying down
- earthward
- ebbing
- emaciating
- empty
- enervated
- excavated
- excess
- excrescence
- exhausted
- faded
- fading
- fading away
- failing
- falling
- fatigued
- flabby
- flaccid
- flagging
- flexuous
- floppy
- frowzy
- gibbosity
- gloomy
- glum
- going
- gone to seed
- gravitating
- groundward
- growth
- grubby
- hanging
- heavy-hearted
- hollow
- hollowed
- hump
- hung
- hurting
- ill-fitting
- in a bad way
- in the pits
- inclining
- incurvate
- incurvated
- incurved
- indented
- inferior
- intumescence
- irresilient
- jut
- kaput
- lagging
- languid
- languishing
- languorous
- lassitudinous
- lax
- leaden
- lessening
- lethargic
- letting up
- lightening
- limp
- listless
- lolling
- loose
- losing momentum
- low
- low-spirited
- lowering
- lump
- mangy
- melancholy
- messy
- miserable
- moderating
- moody
- mopey
- mopish
- morose
- narrowing
- neglected
- nether
- nodding
- nodulation
- nodule
- old
- out of condition
- out of shape
- outgrowth
- outthrust
- overgrown
- oversize
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- plummeting
- plunging
- poor
- poorly
- pouch
- precipitating
- projection
- prominence
- promontory
- protrusion
- protuberance
- punctured
- quieting
- ragged
- ratty
- receding
- relaxed
- relenting
- roomy
- rotting
- round
- rounded
- running down
- rusty
- sac
- sad
- saggy
- salience
- scooped
- scruffy
- shabby
- shapeless
- shot down
- shrinking
- shriveling up
- shrunken
- sickly
- sinking
- slack
- slackening
- slacking
- sleazy
- sliding
- slipping
- sloppy
- slouching
- slouchy
- slovenly
- slowing
- slumping
- soft
- softening
- spiritless
- squalid
- stooped
- stooping
- subjacent
- subsiding
- sunken
- superfluity
- suspended
- swagging
- swelling
- tacky
- tapering
- tapering off
- tattered
- tender
- threadbare
- tired
- tiring
- to the bottom
- toneless
- torn
- tuberosity
- tumefaction
- tumor
- under
- underneath
- unfit
- unkempt
- unshapely
- untidy
- unwell
- used-up
- waning
- wart
- wasting
- weak
- weakening
- wearing down
- wearing off
- wearing out
- weeping
- wilted
- wilting
- withering
- woebegone
- worn
- wretched
- yielding
nearby
- about
- abutting
- accessible
- accessibly
- across
- adjacent
- adjoining
- along
- alongside
- approaching
- around
- at close quarters
- at hand
- below
- beneath
- beyond
- bordering
- by
- close
- close at hand
- close-at-hand
- close-by
- close-in
- close-up
- coming
- contiguous
- convenient
- conveniently
- forthcoming
- hand-to-hand
- handily
- handy
- hard
- hereabout
- hereabouts
- hereaway
- hereaways
- immediate
- in
- near
- near-at-hand
- neighboring
- next-door
- nigh
- not far away
- oncoming
- outside
- over
- past
- proximate
- ready
- thereabout
- thereabouts
- through
- throughout
- to hand
- under
- underneath
- upcoming
- via
- within call
neath
nether
- below
- beneath
- inferior
- lower
- lowest
- nethermost
- under
- underlying