Definition of underground

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  • underground is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • underground is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • underground is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of underground

  • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (adjective)

    Examples

    1. underground resistance

    Synonyms

    1. clandestine
    2. cloak-and-dagger
    3. hole-and-corner
    4. hugger-mugger
    5. hush-hush
    6. secret
    7. surreptitious
    8. undercover
  • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) (noun)

    Examples

    1. in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'

    Synonyms

    1. metro
    2. subway
    3. subway system
    4. tube
  • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. resistance
  • under the level of the ground (adjective)

    Examples

    1. underground caverns

    Synonyms

    1. belowground

See definition of underground in Merriam Webster