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Synonyms of under in English:

under


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See Spanish definition of bajo

preposition

1‘they found the baby under a bush’

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beneath, below, underneath, at the bottom of, at the foot of
ANTONYMS

above, over

2‘the present rent is just under £1200’

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less than, lower than, smaller than, not so much as, not as much as, below
informal shy of
ANTONYMS

more than, over

3‘all branch managers are under the retail director’

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subordinate to, junior to, inferior to, secondary to, subservient to, reporting to, answerable to, responsible to, subject to
controlled by, at the mercy of, under the heel of
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above, over

4‘forty holiday homes are under construction’

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undergoing, in the process of, receiving

5‘half of the town was under water’

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flooded by, immersed in, submerged by, sunk in, engulfed by, inundated by, drowned by
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above

6‘the finances of the council are under pressure’

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subject to, liable to, bound by, controlled by, constrained by, under the control of, at the mercy of

adverb

1‘coughing and spluttering she went under’

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down, downward, lower, below, underneath, beneath
underwater, to the bottom