Antonyms for underwater
ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ərun·der·wa·ter

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1. underwateradjective

   Antonyms:
   afloat

   Synonyms:
   upside down, subaqueous

2. underwateradjective

   to water or irrigate insufficiently

   Antonyms:
   afloat

   Synonyms:
   subaqueous, upside down

3. underwateradjective

   beneath the water line of a vessel

   Synonyms:
   subaqueous, upside down

4. underwateradjective

   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:
   subaqueous, upside down

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1. submerged, submersed, underwateradjective

   beneath the surface of the water

   "submerged rocks"

   Antonyms:
   terrestrial, overhead, surface, amphibious

   Synonyms:
   submerged, subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed

2. subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwateradjective

   growing or remaining under water

   "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"

   Antonyms:
   overhead, amphibious, surface, terrestrial

   Synonyms:
   semiaquatic, submerged, subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed

How to use underwater in a sentence?

1. Sergei Pikin:

   The issue is really pressured. The energy bridge is not just an underwater cable, you see, it's difficult work that normally takes years to complete.

2. Richard Peirce:

   If you're a diver with an underwater camera, use it, if you're a snorkeler, rip off your snorkel and use it to poke the shark, i've had a lot of sharks come at me, and it's (been) enough to use a shark billy -- a small metal rod between two and three feet long -- and I've just given them a little nudge on their nose.

3. Greg Wallace:

   It appeared to have been underwater at some time, it had weird rust, including a rotted-out ashtray and cigarette lighter. The brake lines were badly corroded, as were the steel door bottoms. The interior was shredded and water-damaged.

4. Michael McPherson:

   These items were found in an area that, up until recently, had been underwater. Our evidence response team is on scene using all available forensic resources to process the area, it's likely the team will be on scene for several days.

5. Lisala Folau:

   On the eighth time I thought, the next time I go underwater that's it, because my arms were the only things that were keeping me above water, so the ninth time I went under and came up and grabbed a log. And that's what kept me going.

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