Synonyms for underwater
ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ərun·der·wa·ter

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1. underwateradjective

   Synonyms:
   upside down, subaqueous

   Antonyms:
   afloat

2. underwateradjective

   to water or irrigate insufficiently

   Synonyms:
   subaqueous, upside down

   Antonyms:
   afloat

3. underwateradjective

   beneath the water line of a vessel

   Synonyms:
   subaqueous, upside down

4. underwateradjective

   having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value

   We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

   Synonyms:
   subaqueous, upside down

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1. submerged, submersed, underwateradjective

   beneath the surface of the water

   "submerged rocks"

   Synonyms:
   submerged, subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed

   Antonyms:
   terrestrial, overhead, surface, amphibious

2. subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwateradjective

   growing or remaining under water

   "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"

   Synonyms:
   semiaquatic, submerged, subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed

   Antonyms:
   overhead, amphibious, surface, terrestrial

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1. List of paraphrases for "underwater":

   submarine, subaqueous, undersea, subsea, submarines, sub-surface, scuba, sub, submerged, u-boat, u-boats, under-sea, diving

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1. Robin Baird:

   If we find it again, we’d like to try to get a biopsy sample of the melon-headed whale it was associated with as well as get underwater footage [and] images to better assess morphology.

2. Kristy FinstadRead MoreA:

   My mission is to inspire appreciation for our underwater world. I feel incredibly fortunate to be in the service of helping people invest in experiences of a lifetime.

3. Terry Hughes:

   When we go back underwater in a few months time, we anticipate significant mortality or loss of those corals.

4. David Mearns:

   With an interim report due to be delivered within a month of the accident, authorities have expressed hopes a remote underwater vehicle provides evidence. FRENCH SOCCER CLUB DEMAND PAYMENT OVER $ 19M EMILIANO SALA TRANSFER AS DIVERS SEARCH FOR HIS BODY The formal search was called off within three days of the plane disappearing from radar last month. It took a campaign by Salas family to raise funds for a private search by American-born, shipwreck-hunting specialist David Mearns, who located the aircraft within hours on Sunday in conjunction with air crash investigators. David Mearns told BBC Radio Wales that finding the pilots body would be difficult. Ive been involved in operations when people were lost and the bodies were found days and weeks after, not far from where they were lost.

5. Levi Draheim:

   We live on a barrier island, if the sea rises, our( home) could just be underwater. And a couple of our reefs... they're just almost gone. I can't even go to the beach. It gives me nightmares.