undercurrent

undercurrent is a 12-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.
2. noun. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.
3. adjective. Running beneath the surface; hidden.
4. noun. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

   Synonyms: undertone

5. noun. a current below the surface of a fluid

   Synonyms: undertide

Synonyms

undertone, undertide

Common word forms

undercurrents

Words from these letters

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