underside

un·der·side

noun \ˈən-dər-ˌsīd, ˌən-dər-ˈ\

: the bottom side or part of something

: a part of life, a city, etc., that is hidden and usually unpleasant

Full Definition of UNDERSIDE

1

:  the side or surface lying underneath

2

:  a side usually hidden from sight; specifically :  the more unpleasant or reprehensible side <the underside of politics>

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Examples of UNDERSIDE

1. the underside of the table
2. The book explores the underside of human nature.

First Known Use of UNDERSIDE

1660

Related to UNDERSIDE

Synonyms

underbelly, underbody, underpart, bottom, undersurface

Antonyms

face, top

Related Words

belly, sole, toe; base, floor, foot, ground, seat, underpinning; undercarriage

Near Antonyms

acme, apex, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit; cusp, head, point, tip, tip-top, zenith

Rhymes with UNDERSIDE

Akenside, algicide, alkoxide, almond-eyed, alongside, Argus-eyed, bleary-eyed, bona fide, Christmastide, citified, citywide, classified, coincide, corporate-wide, countrified, countryside, countrywide, cut-and-dried, cyanide, deicide, demand-side, dignified, dioxide, double-wide, eagle-eyed, Eastertide, ecocide, eventide, far and wide, feticide, formamide, fratricide, freedom ride, fungicide, genocide, germicide, gimlet-eyed, glassy-eyed, goggle-eyed, googly-eyed, gospel side, great divide, harborside, herbicide, homicide, honeyguide, humified, matricide, Merseyside, misty-eyed, miticide, monoxide, mountainside, nationwide, Naugahyde, Oceanside, on the side, open-eyed, override, overstride, parricide, Passiontide, patricide, pesticide, planetwide, qualified, rarefied, raticide, regicide, riverside, Riverside, set-aside, side by side, silverside, sissified, slickenside, spermicide, starry-eyed, subdivide, suicide, supply-side, trisulfide, verbicide, vermicide, viricide, waterside, Whitsuntide, wintertide