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underlying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb underlie Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb underlie Entailment of verb underlie Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb underlie 2 senses of underlie Sense 1 underlie => be Sense 2 underlie => lie Familiarity of verb underlie underlie used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb underlie Sense 1 underlie => be -------------- Sense 2 underlie => lie -------------- Overview of verb underlie The verb underlie has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) underlie -- (be or form the base for) 2. underlie -- (lie underneath) Overview of adj underlying The adj underlying has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) implicit in inherent, underlying -- (in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning") 2. underlying -- (located beneath or below) 3. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying -- (being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles") Antonyms of adj underlying 3 senses of underlying Sense 1 implicit in(prenominal), inherent, underlying INDIRECT (VIA implicit) -> explicit, expressed Sense 2 underlying INDIRECT (VIA subjacent) -> superjacent Sense 3 fundamental, rudimentary, underlying INDIRECT (VIA basic) -> incidental, incident Similarity of adj underlying 3 senses of underlying Sense 1 implicit in(prenominal), inherent, underlying => implicit (vs. explicit), inexplicit Sense 2 underlying => subjacent (vs. superjacent) Sense 3 fundamental, rudimentary, underlying => basic (vs. incidental) Attributes of adj underlying Familiarity of adj underlying underlying used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj underlying underlying Overview of verb underlie The verb underlie has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) underlie -- (be or form the base for) 2. underlie -- (lie underneath) Overview of adj underlying The adj underlying has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) implicit in inherent, underlying -- (in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning") 2. underlying -- (located beneath or below) 3. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying -- (being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles")
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