underwater

Questions about underwater

What does underwater mean?

underwater means "beneath the surface of the water". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in underwater?

underwater has 4 syllables: un-der-wa-ter. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ/.

What is another word for underwater?

Close synonyms include submerged, submersed, subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is underwater a common word?

underwater is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with underwater?

3 words rhyme with underwater. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.