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Synonyms for sublittoral

  • adjective

Most common

subtidal neritic infralittoral circalittoral

All synonyms

Adjective

subtidal, neritic, infralittoral, circalittoral

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    In the portion of the littoral zone (the shore) that is permanently but shallowly inundated (water-covered).

    Near-synonyms: neritic (often not differentiated); infralittoral, circalittoral, subtidal (precisely meronymous)

Related words

Is a kind of
marine aquatic underwater littoral coastal

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sublittoralfalling
subtidalsteady
neriticfalling
infralittoralfalling
circalittoralrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
neritic3
8 letters
subtidal
13 letters
infralittoral, circalittoral

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (neritic3 = 3 syllables).