Synonyms of underlain

underlain

verb

past participle of underlie

1

as in supported

to lie underneath

A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supported
• born
• carried
• upheld
• steadied
• sustained
• buttressed
• trussed
• bolstered
• braced
• underpinned
• stayed
• borne
• undergirded
• propped (up)
• shored (up)

2

as in grounded

to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea)

The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grounded
• established
• based
• supported
• reinforced
• established
• predicated
• rested
• contributed (to)
• buttressed
• hanged
• backed
• bolstered
• hung
• proven
• corroborated
• reenforced
• proved
• affirmed
• confirmed
• conduced (to)
• founded
• verified
• substantiated
• premised
• validated
• presupposed
• postulated
• presumed
• shored (up)
• assumed
• supposed
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut