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. Oussama Khatib:

   OceanOne is aimed at bringing a new capability for underwater exploration, the intent here is to have a diver, diving virtually, creating a robot that can be the physical representation of the human.

2. The US:

   These subs have some of the most advanced -- in fact the most advanced -- underwater capabilities in the business.

3. Lindsay Porter:

   When you increase that underwater noise, you not only stop dolphins from being able to forage ... we also stop them communicating with each other.

4. 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.

5. Chris Fedo:

   Finding inclined layers represents a major change, where the landscape isnt completely underwater anymore, we may have left the era of deep lakes behind.