underside

un·der·side

noun \ˈən-dər-ˌsīd, ˌən-dər-ˈ\

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>

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

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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