the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

Examples of the underground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that can be difficult in the underground drug economy, as counterfeit pills may come from the streets or even strangers on the internet. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Deep Fission and Youngquist Brothers will evaluate and test drilling technologies and borehole-construction methods for the underground deployment model. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

There have never been so many inventive shoegaze bands out there, experimenting wildly, especially on the underground level. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Footage shared to Facebook showed the crew scooping dirt out of the sett and using flashlights to see into the underground space before Cello’s white furry face — covered in dirt — emerged. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the underground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground