Undercurrent synonyms

ŭn'dər-kûr'ənt, -kŭr'-

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riptide
A current opposing other currents, producing violently disturbed water; esp., the strong, narrow flow of seawater that rushes seaward after incoming waves pile up on the shore
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cross-current
Backflow
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ebb-tide
The outgoing or falling tide
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flow
A continuous movement or circulation:
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trend
The general direction of something:
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tendency
An inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent
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propensity
Propensity is defined as a natural tendency.
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direction
The path or course of a given movement, or moving body; an indication of the point toward or from which an object is moving.
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intimation
The definition of an intimation is a hint.
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insinuation
Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion.
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trace
Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
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undertow (related)
A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
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inclination (related)
The difference in direction of two lines, planes, or surfaces as measured by the angle between them; specif., a property of a line in a plane, being the angle measured from the positive portion of the x-axis to the line in question
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hint (related)
The definition of a hint is a suggestion or small amount of something, or revealing just a bit of information.
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atmosphere
The definition of atmosphere is an overall feeling and/or effect of a place, specially if it is an environment of pleasure or interest.
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aura
An invisible emanation or vapor, as the aroma of flowers
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drift
(Linguis.) A gradual change along a certain line of development in the various elements of a language
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eddy
A current, as of water or air, moving in a direction that is different from that of the main current. Eddies generally involve circular motion; unstable patterns of eddies are often called turbulence .
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flavor
American standard spelling of flavour.
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mood
A particular state of mind or emotion:
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overtone
An ulterior, usually implicit meaning or quality; an implication or a hint:
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sense
Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters:
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implication
Something that is implied, especially:
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inkling
An indirect suggestion; slight indication; hint
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undertone
A color applied under or seen through another color.
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show (related)
A false appearance; a pretense:
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suggest (related)
A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person
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undertide
(Figuratively) undercurrent
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subtext (related)
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edginess (related)
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  • It was a subtle shift, an undercurrent of cool energy that brushed by him, like when Sofi used her voodoo fortune-telling powers around him.

  • The "North Sea" water, of 34 to 35 pro male salinity, does not appear at the surface in the Skagerrak, except as a strip along part of the coast of Jutland, but it is always found as an undercurrent overlying the oceanic water.

  • And yet, there is all through an undercurrent which runs hard against his surface verdicts, and here and there comes to expression.

  • The inflowing Baltic undercurrent carries with it herrings and other fish from the North Sea outside, and the submarine current entering the Barents Sea also carries with it such fish as plaice.

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