subterranean
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subterranean
- /ˌsʌbtəˈɹeɪniən/
Where it comes from
From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.
adjective
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Below ground, under the earth, underground.
Again the bearers took up the coffin, and cold and damp the subterranean air came from the opened vault. The tapers were lowered, and shed a ghastly light on the rows of piled coffins, and the moisture glittering on the walls.
Similar: subterraneous, subterrene, underground, hypogean
- Secret, concealed. The subterranean tool of buying rigged opinion polling and media coverage is outlined in remarkable detail in chat exchanges recovered from the cellphone of one of Mr. Kurz’s closest allies and friends, Thomas Schmid.
Similar: belowground, chthonian, chthonic, cuniculate, subterranean · Opposite: aboveground, superterranean
noun subterraneans
- Someone or something that is subterranean. [H]e continues Lean like a Hawke or Heron, notwith ſtanding his devouring Appetite: yet it would ſeem that they convey that ſubſtance elſewhere, for theſe Subterraneans eat but little in their Dwellings; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: subsurface, covert, ulterior, belowground, underground, burrowing, groundwater, fossorial, ground, geothermal, sub-surface, black, subterrene, subterraneous, subterrestrial, nether
adjective
Similar: belowground, chthonian, chthonic, cuniculate, subterranean · Opposite: aboveground, superterranean
Translations
Every language
adj below ground, under the earth — see also underground
| Español | subterráneo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 地下の chika no |
| 中文 | 地底 dìdǐ, 地下 dìxià |
| हिन्दी | भूमिगत bhūmigat |
| Português | subterrâneo |
| Français | souterrain |
| Deutsch | unterirdisch |
| Italiano | sotterraneo |
| Ελληνικά | υπόγειος ypógeios |
| Română | subteran |
| Русский | подзе́мный podzémnyj |
| עברית | תַּת קַרְקָעִי tat-karka'í |
Talk about this word "subterranean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subterranean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subterranean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subterranean "subterranean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subterranean.Cite this
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title = {subterranean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subterranean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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