underwater

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of UNDERWATER

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water <underwater plants don't require as much light to grow as surface plants> <a vessel designed for underwater exploration>

Synonyms aquatic, submarine, submerged, sunken

Related Words oceanic; undersea; abysmal, abyssal, deep, deep-sea, deepwater

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