under-water
under-water is the uncommon form of underwater.
Meaning of underwater
Adjective
underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
- Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- Watch out for underwater obstacles.
- Synonyms:
- subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
- Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
- In difficulty, especially financially.
- Antonyms:
- above water, solvent, in the black
- Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
- We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
- Synonyms:
- upside down
- Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
Forms of under-water
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more under-water |
| superlative | most under-water |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | under-waters |
| present participle | under-watering |
| past participle | under-watered |
| past | under-watered |
Questions about under-water
- What is under-water the uncommon form of?
- Under-water is the uncommon form of underwater.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: under-water (page history and authors); underwater (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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