UNDERLAIN Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

underlain

verb

past participle of underlie

as in supported

to lie underneath A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.

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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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Verb

While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Lokk is proud that the festival has supported the Estonian, and the broader Baltic, film industry, and vice versa, with films from the region now regularly traveling to big festivals around the globe and winning awards.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of supported

Verb

The whirlwind had Spoelstra on the move, quite literally, at a time when most coaches seek to be as grounded as possible amid the whirlwind of the NBA’s 82-game regular-season schedule.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
The closest competitor to Starship, at least in the Earth-orbit launch market, is Blue Origin’s New Glenn, but that rocket exploded on its Cape Canaveral launchpad during a May 28 hotfire test and remains grounded.

— Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of grounded

Verb

Justice Elena Kagan said that the principle the Supreme Court upheld in a 2022 case involving a Maine tuition-assistance program was that the state cannot treat religious institutions differently.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
The rule of law must be respected, and the valid decisions of courts must be upheld by the government, even, and perhaps most importantly, when that ruling goes against the government.

— David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of upheld

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Many of the big-ticket lots being offered are by historical, blue-chip artists whose careers were firmly established in the 20th century, from Kandinsky and Monet to Warhol and Basquiat, as opposed to living contemporary artists.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Once established, these authorizations enabled the attackers to continue moving assets independently of Binance’s normal withdrawal infrastructure.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of established

Verb

Once entirely based in Palm Beach County, the district was redrawn to stretch from West Broward and Palm Beach counties through communities along the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, all the way to the Gulf Coast in Collier County.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Insurance agent Ken McFeeters filed a lawsuit challenging the senator’s eligibility based on residency requirements, but the lawsuit was dismissed.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of based

Verb

Our work on leadership and technology in sport, including our intention to create a future book on that subject, has reinforced our interest in this question.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
On the one hand, this shows just how strongly officers accept the principle of civilian control—a posture reinforced precisely because Hegseth has proved willing to punish even unsupported allegations of military insubordination.

— Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of reinforced

Verb

While Shelby was clearly an exceptional candidate, his success was largely predicated on your failures.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The problem is that the long-term strategy is predicated on the belief that control of advanced technologies and industry will trigger a new round of high-speed growth.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of predicated

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