| ADJECTIVE | all | subterranean, subterraneous | being or operating under the surface of the earth |
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| all | subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior | lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) |
| Sounds | sahbterey'niyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Being or operating under the surface of the earth. | |
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| Example | "subterranean passages" | |
| Synonym | subterraneous | |
| Broader | subsurface | Beneath the surface |
| Spanish | subterráneo | |
| Catalan | subterrani | |
| Meaning | lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed). | |
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| Example | "subterranean motives for murder" | |
| Synonyms | subterraneous, ulterior | |
| Broader | covert | Secret or hidden / hidden |
| Spanish | ulterior | |
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