underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
Examples of underworld in a Sentence
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Trigger Point follows a group of former Tier One Special Forces Operators who sell their elite skills to the criminal underworld behind the front of a private military contracting firm — and the FBI agent who’s hunting for them.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Rich with informants across the Paris underworld, BRB detectives could tap their networks for immediate theories (and maybe a name or two) in the Louvre case.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The latter in particular has a gorgeous overground section matched with a hellish underworld stretch, the blending of which make for some of Nintendo’s finest graphical work, with a masterpiece of a soundtrack to boot.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
The title follows Cage’s Carlo Gambino, a butcher’s son from Sicily, who ruled New York’s underworld with quiet authority.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Rich with informants across the Paris underworld, BRB detectives could tap their networks for immediate theories (and maybe a name or two) in the Louvre case.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The latter in particular has a gorgeous overground section matched with a hellish underworld stretch, the blending of which make for some of Nintendo’s finest graphical work, with a masterpiece of a soundtrack to boot.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
The title follows Cage’s Carlo Gambino, a butcher’s son from Sicily, who ruled New York’s underworld with quiet authority.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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