underlying

Plural: underlyings

Verb

• be or form the base for
• lie underneath
• present participle and gerund of underlie

Adjective Satellite

• in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  • "an underlying meaning"
• located beneath or below
• being or involving basic facts or principles
  • "underlying principles"

Adj

• lying underneath
• basic or fundamental
• implicit

Noun

• The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

Adjective

• Present but not obvious; fundamental or basic.

Examples

• Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
• Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
• The UNDERLYING strategy of his game was to save high-value tiles for big plays.
• We dug down to the underlying rock.

Synonyms

fundamental, implicit in, inherent, rudimentary, underlie

Related Words

underpinning

Anagrams of underlying