underwater

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Adjective

underwater

1. (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
2. (nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
3. (figuratively) Under water.
4. (finance) having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value

   We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

Synonyms

• (beneath the water surface) subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
• (having negative equity) upside down

Related terms

• underground
• underseas

Translations

• German: unter Wasser, Unterwasser-
• Italian: subacqueo, sottacqua, sott'acqua
• Portuguese: submarino, subaquático, submarinho
• Russian: подво́дный
• Spanish: sumergido

Adverb

underwater

1. going beneath the surface of the water

Translations

• Italian: sott'acqua

Noun

underwater (plural underwaters)

1. underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
2. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

Verb

underwater (underwaters, present participle underwatering; past and past participle underwatered)

1. (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently

   Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

Antonyms

• overwater

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