Synonyms for subterranean
- adjective
Most common
subterraneous subterrene hypogean US nether ulterior subterrane
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Subterraneous — below ground, under the earth, underground
subterraneous, subterrene, hypogean US, hypogaean UK
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Below ground, under the earth, underground.
Related words
- Word family
- subterraneanity subterraneanness
- Phrases
- subterranean clover
Example sentences
- nether What do you need to build a nether portal?
- ulterior I don't think that Tom has any ulterior motives.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| subterranean | steady | |
| subterraneous | steady | |
| subterrene | steady | |
| hypogean | rising | |
| nether | rising | |
| ulterior | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- nether2
- 8 letters
- ulterior4, hypogean
- 9 letters
- hypogaean
- 10 letters
- subterrene, subterrane
- 13 letters
- subterraneous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nether2 = 2 syllables).