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underlying
adj
- 1. Lying under or beneath.
- Thesaurus: substructural, substratal.
- Example: his underlying intentions
- Thesaurus: concealed, hidden, subliminal, latent.
- Example: the underlying causes
- Thesaurus: basic, primary, root, fundamental, intrinsic, elementary.
