underwater
UK/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə//ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/
underwater adjective: beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
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.
- He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
- 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.
- You're underwater. The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.2013 May 13, Underwater (Bates Motel), episode 9 (Television), spoken by Matt Bronstein (Matthew MacCaull), via A&E
- 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.
Adverb
underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
Noun
underwater (plural underwaters)
- Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
- A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
- Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It, page 57
Verb
underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)
underwater meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
underwater in Tamil
- beneath the water surface
- நீருக்கடியில் nīrukkaṭiyil
underwater in Urdu
- آب دوز, پانی میں ڈوبا ہوا, زیر آب, نقصان میں, گھاٹے میں
underwater in Malayalam
- immersed, submerged, sunken
- വെള്ളത്തിനടിയിലായ, വെള്ളത്തിൽ മുങ്ങിയ, വെള്ളത്തിൽ ആഴ്ന്ന, അവപ്ലൂത, പരിപ്ലുത, വിപ്ലുത
underwater in Kannada
- ನೀರಿನೊಳಗೆ ಮಾಡುವ, ನೀರಿನೊಳಗಿನ
More languagesFewer languages
- underwater in Persian
- زیرآبی zêr-e-âbi, تحتالبحری taht-ol-bahri
Examples of underwater in a sentence
- Reflexively he opened his mouth to breathe, forgetting he was underwater.
- They consider that boat to be unsailable until an underwater hull inspection has been performed.
- Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
Synonyms of underwater
Antonyms
Forms of underwater
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more underwater |
| superlative | most underwater |
| alternative form | under water |
| alternative form | under-water |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more underwater |
| superlative | most underwater |
| Noun | |
| plural | underwaters |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | underwaters |
| present participle | underwatering |
| past participle | underwatered |
| past | underwatered |
Origin of underwater
From under (preposition) + water.
From under- + water.
Words formed from underwater
Questions about underwater
- What does underwater mean?
- Underwater means beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- What is underwater in Tamil?
- Underwater in Tamil is நீருக்கடியில் (nīrukkaṭiyil). See Underwater meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is underwater?
- Underwater can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce underwater?
- Underwater is pronounced /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ (UK).
Words near underwater in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: underwater (page history and authors); underwater (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); underwater (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); underwater (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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