as in abyss
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Recent Examples of underworld
The New York underworld has made scavengers of the brothers Friedken.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
He is soon pulled into an underworld of drugs, violence, escalating dangers and missing bodies.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
He is soon pulled into an underworld of drugs, violence, escalating dangers and missing bodies.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underworld
Noun
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These fishes also really highlight the diversity of snailfishes in the abyss.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Black Rabbit begins in media res, zooming out from a wallpaper full of rabbits — some mid-hop, others staring fearfully into the abyss with wide, dark pools for eyes.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nicole finds herself in an all too familiar place for those who have experienced the early phase of young-onset neurological disease, a netherworld between acceptance and denial.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Both events were shallow, with depths of 10 kilometers, and were confirmed by the USGS.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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These variants operate at depths up to 100 meters (328 feet) and feature military-grade specifications including salt-water-resistant coatings and stealth designs without logos.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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The gumshoe’s exploits, punctuated with suspense, dark comedy and a motley cast unique to the demimonde of the Mexican capital, have been made into films and a Netflix series and translated into English and other languages.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underworld. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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