underlain

verb

past participle of underlie
1
as in supported
to lie underneath A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.

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2
as in grounded
to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea) The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlain
  1. supported
  2. grounded
  3. upheld
  4. established
  5. carried
  6. based
  7. reinforced
  8. predicated
Verb
  • Silicon Labs has opened a new research and development laboratory for advanced chip design and testing at its Austin headquarters, supported in part by a $23 million grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • There is a tragic air to watching a character who is otherwise so grounded become entangled in the elaborate nightmare of a fake college quarterback who is really a disgraced adult football player wearing a prosthetic face.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Catcher Ryan Jeffers, who earlier doubled in the team’s first run, grounded out to end the inning.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • The Supreme Court upheld the IRS’ decision to deny the school its exemption.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District upheld Yust’s convictions in August 2023, and the Missouri Supreme Court later denied his application to transfer the case for review.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheld
Verb
  • Many organizations still default to degree requirements because they’re established and easy to understand.
    — Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To help support Anthropic and OpenAI fund their deployments, Broadcom established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) platform in partnership with Apollo and Blackstone to facilitate more than 20 GW of compute infrastructure by the end of 2028.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ideas that traveled furthest were carried by story rather than analysis.
    — Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Simmons, founder of The Ringer, is based in California, where sports betting is not legal.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Evangelista, based on his usage and results last year, seems likely to be one of them.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of based
Verb
  • The quarter reinforced our view that AI is a major tailwind for cybersecurity.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Leeds, their defence reinforced by the arrival of Tarik Muharemovic, look like a tough nut to crack.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinforced
Verb
  • Our scenario was predicated on the US continuing to turn inwards and failing to cooperate effectively with its network of allies in Europe and Asia.
    — Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Psychotherapy itself is predicated upon the healing power of human connection, yet therapists can be surprisingly quick to undervalue relationships outside the therapy room.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicated
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“Underlain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlain. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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