Underlies

Synonyms for "underlies" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

afford support back back up base be latent bear bear up bed bed on bolster bolster up bottom on brace build on

Strong matches (21)

buoy up buttress carry couch cradle crawl crouch crutch cushion escape notice found on give support ground on grovel hibernate hold hold up hug the earth keep afloat keep up

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lend support

Related words (34)

lie beneath lie dormant lie hid lie low lie prone lie prostrate lie under lurk mainstay maintain make no sign pillow prop reinforce root set on shore shore up shoulder smolder

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squat stay subsidize subvention support sustain underbrace undergird underpin underset upbear uphold upkeep

Verb(1 words)

underpin

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form of

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underlie

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underlie

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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The idea underlies his theory.

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A common theme underlies both perspectives.

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In the Pleistocene the Sunda Platform, which today underlies the Java Sea, was dry land.

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Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.

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