States and conditions
Synonyms for underlying
Synonyms for underlying: inherent and fundamental. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for underlying
Interchangeable with underlying in this sense
Audited under underlying's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one underlying carries in that sense.
- inherentadjective, in the sense "in the nature of something though not readily apparent"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name underlying as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- fundamentalfundamental is an adjective in the sense "being or involving basic facts or principles"
one of these comes from underlying's own entry in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
An underlying meaning.
The true synonym
inherent
Same sentence, swapped: An inherent meaning.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- rudimentary
- occult
- dormant
Where underlying turns up in the game
underlying is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where underlying is the trap
- fundamentaladjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is profound, in the sense "far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something", and underlying is on the board beside it.
Play underlying
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so underlying reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because states and conditions is the company underlying keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. underlying carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.