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subterranean

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

existing or operating beneath the surface; hidden

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Subterranean in a sentence

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The mine extended through a maze of subterranean tunnels.

Synonyms
undergroundburiedconcealed
Antonyms
surfaceovert

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Subterranean (adjective) means existing or operating beneath the surface; hidden
Here is subterranean used in an example sentence: "The mine extended through a maze of subterranean tunnels."
Common synonyms for subterranean include underground, buried, concealed.
Antonyms of subterranean include surface, overt.
Subterranean is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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