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English adjective: subterranean | |||
| 1. | subterranean being or operating under the surface of the earth | ||
| Samples | Subterranean passages. A subsurface flow of water. | ||
| Synonyms | subterraneous | ||
| Similar | subsurface | ||
| Antonyms | overhead, surface | ||
| 2. | subterranean lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) | ||
| Samples | Subterranean motives for murder. Looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge. | ||
| Synonyms | subterraneous, ulterior | ||
| Similar | covert | ||
| Antonyms | overt, open | ||
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