English adjective: underground | |||
| 1. | underground under the level of the ground | ||
| Samples | Belowground storage areas. Underground caverns. | ||
| Synonyms | belowground | ||
| Similar | subsurface | ||
| Antonyms | overhead, surface | ||
| 2. | underground conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | ||
| Samples | Clandestine intelligence operations. Cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines. Hole-and-corner intrigue. Secret missions. A secret agent. Secret sales of arms. Surreptitious mobilization of troops. An undercover investigation. Underground resistance. | ||
| Synonyms | clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover | ||
| Similar | covert | ||
| Antonyms | overt, open | ||
English noun: underground | |||
| 1. | underground (group) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | ||
| Synonyms | resistance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | revolutionary group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Maquis | ||
| 2. | underground (artifact) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | ||
| Samples | In Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'. | ||
| Synonyms | metro, subway, subway system, tube | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system | ||
English adverb: underground | |||
| 1. | underground in or into hiding or secret operation | ||
| Samples | The organization was driven underground. | ||
| 2. | underground beneath the surface of the earth | ||
| Samples | Water flowing underground. | ||