There was an undercurrent of tension in the room.
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Undercurrent
//ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt//
Synonyms for "undercurrent" (180 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (54)
counterpressurecounterweightcounterworkingcoursecrosscurrentcrossingcurrentcurrent of airdefluxiondenialdowndraftdownflowdownpourdraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydriftdriftageemotion
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emotional chargeemotional shadeexperiencefall windfeelingfeeling toneflavorflowflow of airflowingfluencyfluxfollowing windforebodingfoul windgushgut reactionhead windheartthrobhintimplicationimplied meaningimportimpressionimpugnationimpugnmentindraftinferenceinflowinhalationinnuendoinrushinspirationintimation
Related words (90)
ironbound coastironic suggestionjetstreamkatabatic windledgeledgeslee shoremeaningmetaphorical sensemill runmillracemonsoonmovement of airmurmurnegationnuanceoccult meaningonrushonward courseopposing
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oppositionopposureoppugnationoutflowovertonepassionpitfallpresentimentpresumptionpresuppositionprofound sensequicksandquicksandsracereactionrebutmentrebuttalreefrefusalrejectionresistanceresponserockbound coastrocksrunrushsandbanksandbarsandssensationsensesentimentsetshallowsshoalshoalssnagsnake in the grassspatestanding againststreamstream of airsubsensesubsidiary sensesuggestionsuppositionsurgesymbolismtail windtendencytenortidetingetouchtraversaltrendundermeaningundertideundertowupdraftvibesvibrationswater flowwind
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Translations
27 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 暗流 noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Danish
1 entries- understrøm noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Esperanto
1 entries- subfluo noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
French
3 entries- courant sous-jacent noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
- courant sous-marin noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- sous-courant noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
German
3 entries- Beigeschmack noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
- Unterströmung noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- Unterton noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
Irish
3 entries- cogar mogar noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
- foshruth noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- uisce faoi thalamh noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
Italian
1 entries- corrente sottomarina noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- understrøm noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Portuguese
3 entries- corrente submarina noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- fundo noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
- tendência noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
Romanian
2 entries- curent de adâncime noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- curent submarin noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Russian
1 entries- подводное течение noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- duboka strúja noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- дубока стру́ја noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Spanish
4 entries- contracorriente noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- corriente subyacente noun (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
- infracorriente noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
- subcorriente noun (current of water which flows under the surface)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
But under all her sparkle there was a strongly felt undercurrent of true, womanly sympathy and kind-heartedness which won affection as easily as her brilliancy won admiration. Nor did she monopolize the conversation. She could draw others out as skillfully and fully as she could talk herself.
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There's a strong undercurrent here.
Source: tatoeba (10296716)
Don't go in the water, since there's a huge undercurrent today.
Source: tatoeba (10473084)
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