- under
- prep.1. beneath, below, underneath, Dial. neath; further down, lower down, lower than.2. submerged in, immersed in, sunk in, drowned in; engulfed by, inundated by.3. subordinate to, inferior to, secondary to, subservient to, subject to; lesser than, lower than, smaller than, cheaper than; at the foot of, under the heel of, at [s.o.'s] mercy, at [s.o.'s] beck and call, in [s.o.'s] clutches, in [s.o.'s] hands.4. backed by, supported by, sponsored by, brought to one by, funded by, financed by; guarded by, guided by, fostered by, under the care of; under the auspices of, under the aegis of, under the eyes of.adv5. beneath, below, underneath, Dial. neath; subjacent, on the bottom, on the ground; underground, belowground, belowdecks, downstairs, Chiefly Brit. below stairs; underwater, submerged, immersed; underfoot.6. below, short, less, behind, down; shy of, short of, this side of.adj7. lower, lowest, nether, subjacent; underwater, submarine, subaqueous, subterranean, submerged.8. junior, younger, secondary, auxiliary, subordinate, cadet, lower; subaltern, subsidiary, underling, ancillary.9. unconscious, hypnotized, mesmerized, out; senseless, comatose, insensible, numb, asleep, sleeping.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.