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underwater

/ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/adjective4 syllables

Underwater means: growing or remaining under water.

Synonyms for underwater6

adjective, as in growing or remaining under water

subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, aquatic

adjective, as in beneath the surface of the water

submerged, submersed, subsurface

What does underwater mean?2

adjective

1

growing or remaining under water“viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat”

2

beneath the surface of the water“submerged rocks”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Underwater in a sentence

  • If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.Dejo
  • Be mindful of underwater currents, they can pull you away.Amastan
  • Hunting, underwater diving, fishing and exploring are among his interests.Hybrid
  • The nearby gauge was underwater, making it impossible to get an accurate reading.CM
  • We want to explore an underwater oil field.auxitt
  • A clove cigarette miasma made navigating the pub like swimming underwater.papabear
  • I used to dream about being able to breathe underwater.CK
  • An underwater cable between the two countries was installed.moxy

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.