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[ adjective ] being or operating under the surface of the earth

Synonyms

subterranean

Examples

"subterranean passages" "a subsurface flow of water"

Related terms

subsurface

2
[ adjective ] lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

Examples

"subterranean motives for murder" "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell

Related terms

covert

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