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Synonyms for under

  1. Referring to physical position

    on the bottom of, below, on the nether side of, covered by, beneath, concealed by, held down by, supporting, pinned beneath, on the underside of, pressed down by.

    Antonyms above*, over, on top of.

  2. Subject to authority

    subordinate to, reporting to, amenable to, subjugated to, under the sway of, governed by, in the power of, obeying the dictates of, obedient to, directed by.

  3. Included within

    subsumed under, belonging to, corollary to, inferred from, consequent to, subsidiary to, comprised in, subsequent to, following; see also below 3.

    Antonyms different*, distinct from, apart.

See under in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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