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underlie

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of underlie

1 to lie underneath

A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of underlie

bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, support, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold

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

The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of underlie

base, hang, predicate, rest

conduce (to), contribute (to)

back, bolster, buttress, corroborate, reinforce (also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, support

confirm, establish, prove, verify

affirm, avouch, validate

establish, found

assume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of underlie

undercut, undermine, weaken

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