subterranean
adjective/ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən/
Frequency rank: #11,661 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
existing or situated underground.
Example sentence
The explorers discovered subterranean caves beneath the old city that had been hidden for centuries.
Synonyms & related words
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