BENEATH Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

beneath 1 of 2

preposition

Definition of beneath

as in under

in a lower position than sat beneath him, on the floor, for the group photo

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over
above

beneath

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adverb

bi-ˈnēth

as in underneath

in or to a lower place a ranch house with all of the rooms on one floor and a combined basement and garage beneath

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Vans’ signature checkerboard print can also be made out beneath a translucent outsole. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Situated beneath the auroral oval, Yellowknife benefits from a relatively dry continental climate, with plenty of opportunities for clear skies compared with some coastal Arctic locations. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Black underwear beneath provided the bare minimum of coverage. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 In a photo recently captured by NASA astronaut Anil Menon from the ISS, bars of city light can be seen streaking beneath the station — 262 miles (422 kilometers) beneath, to be exact. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beneath

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The influence of Black American music was absent from not just their Warwickshire peers at the time, but all of the dour indie milieu toiling under Thatcher’s grey skies.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Limiting it to households with wealth under $500,000 — about 70% of Americans — cuts that to $190 billion.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of under

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In our conspiratorial age, the idea that there are fine, obscure relationships between seemingly disparate things is a thought seductive on the surface but oftentimes shallow underneath.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Since mid-August the stock has been building a tight range between $183 and $195, with the rising 50-day climbing up underneath to meet it.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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