underwater

Plural: underwaters

Adjective Satellite

• beneath the surface of the water
• growing or remaining under water

Adj

• Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
• Beneath the water line of a vessel.
• In difficulty, especially financially.
• Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
• 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.

Adv

• So as to go beneath the surface of the water.

Noun

• 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.

Verb

• To water or irrigate insufficiently.

Examples

• Can you swim underwater?
• Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.
• He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
• Watch out for underwater obstacles.
• We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
• When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.

Synonyms

subaquatic, subaqueous, submerged, submersed, submarine, upside down

Antonyms

above water, above-water, in the black, overwater, solvent#Adjective

Related Words

keep one's head above water, underground, underseas, unwatered

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