underlying
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Synonyms & Antonyms for underlying
Synonyms
abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary
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Typically, an aortic dissection happens in older people, those who smoke, patients with underlying medical conditions. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "He was 30 and almost died playing cornhole at IMS; now he's back at track," 6 Sep. 2019 In the charges against Fields, Jones, Owens and Wilkerson, the underlying crimes are the kidnapping and killing of Shavon. — Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, "Dallas grand jury indicts 4 men in drug-related revenge slaying of 13-year-old Shavon Randle," 16 Aug. 2019 Watergate had actual underlying crimes that involved Nixon, his campaign and members of his administration. — Karl Rove, WSJ, "John Dean鈥檚 Watergate Business Model," 12 June 2019 Barr noted that Mueller couldn鈥檛 prove that Trump was involved in any underlying crimes related to Russian election interference. — Michael Balsamo, The Seattle Times, "Mueller offers no answer on whether Trump obstructed justice," 25 Mar. 2019 Babies, children, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions are the most susceptible for the health risks, such as heat stroke, cardiovascular and respiratory-related death. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "New climate change data shows more 'dangerously hot' days in Houston on the horizon," 9 Aug. 2019 People who already have an underlying condition like high blood pressure stand to suffer the most. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "108 degrees in Paris: Europe is shattering heat records this week," 26 July 2019 By directly expressing your emotions and addressing the underlying issue, saying no need not be confrontational. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, "The sister-in-law and the not-so-essential oils," 4 Aug. 2019 But the underlying issues of Smith and the allegations wouldn鈥檛 haven鈥檛 changed, and Meyer鈥檚 physical problem with the cyst in his brain would have remained. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Urban Meyer could have let Zach Smith go to Alabama .... but otherwise Ohio State documents don鈥檛 change much: Doug Lesmerises," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underlying.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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