underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd 
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
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 in a Sentence
the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Hours earlier, Tijuana police reported that a man had found a GPS tracker and three packages of drugs wrapped in black tape secured to the underside of his Ford Focus.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
The photo below also shows the undersides of the top radiator mount and adjustable graphics card retainer, with one of the retainer’s fingers extended.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Unlike the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, the new model contains a button on the underside of its frames so that athletes who wear helmets can more easily capture photos and videos.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Underside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underside. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
: the side or part lying underneath
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