underwater A2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ UK /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ See IPA manual Freq #6389 Meanings 1 adj Below the surface of the water. Watch out for the underwater rocks near the shore. 2 adv Below the surface of the water. Can you swim underwater? 3 adj Owing more money on a loan than the asset is now worth. We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · below the surface of the... submergedsubaquaticsubmarine 3 adj · owing more money on a loan... upside down ↔ Opposites above-wateroverwater Word family Related forms undergroundunderseas Etymology AI details From under (preposition) + water. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # underwater **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ **Frequency rank:** 6389 ## Meanings 1. Below the surface of the water. 2. Below the surface of the water. 3. Owing more money on a loan than the asset is now worth. ## Examples - Watch out for the underwater rocks near the shore. - Can you swim underwater? - We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash. ## Antonyms - above-water - overwater ## Related Forms - underground - underseas ## Etymology From under (preposition) + water. ## AI Etymology Underwater is from under (preposition) + water. In present-day use, it can mean below the surface of the water, or owing more money on a loan than the asset is now worth. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown