Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z underspin Backspin. underspoke A spoke that is positioned on the underside. underspoken Characterized by understatement; understated. underspread spread underneath underspun Too lightly or loosely spun. understable Of a flying disc, having a flight path curving to the right of the expected flight path. understaff To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately. understaffed having an inadequate number of workers or assistants understaffing The situation of having insufficient members of staff. understage underneath the stage understain To stain inadequately or less than usual. understair Beneath a flight of stairs. understairs A basement or cellar constructed, or accessed, from underneath the stairs. understand To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend. understandability The property of being understandable. understandable Capable of being understood; comprehensible. understandableness The state, quality, or condition of being understandable. understandably For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with. understander One who understands something. understanding The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning. understandingly In an understanding manner; with empathy. understandingness The state or condition of being understanding. understate To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay. understated Restrained and unpretentious. understatedly In an understated way. understatedness The state or condition of being understated. understatement A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect. understater A person who understates understeer The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line. understep Not to go as far as a boundary or limit. understewardship The role or status of understeward. understimulate To stimulate too little or infrequently; to provide with insufficient stimulation. understimulated Provided with insufficient stimulation. understimulation insufficient stimulation understimulus Inadequate stimulus. understir To stir too little. understitch To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc. but not through the surface. understock To stock with an insufficient amount. understocked Insufficiently stocked understocking A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking. understood Having been comprehended. understoodness The state or condition of being understood. understored Having fewer stores (shops) than are needed by the available market understory A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work. understrap A strap running underneath something. understrapper Any underling or inferior in office. understrapping Becoming an understrapper; subservient. understratum The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the soil rests; the subsoil. understream The lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place understrength Lacking in number (of a military unit, sport team, etc.) understress To place insufficient emphasis on. understride to run or walk with too short a stride. understringent Not stringent enough. understroke A lower or underlining stroke in writing. understructural Of or pertaining to an understructure. understructure The supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge. understrung Of a bow: having too long a string. understudied Insufficiently studied. understudy To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required. understuffed Inadequately stuffed. understyled Not made sufficiently stylish. undersubscribe To subscribe to an extent that is far less than is available or desirable. undersubscribed Having too few subscribers or subscriptions. undersubscription The subscription of significantly less than is available. undersuck To suck under. undersufficiency The condition of being undersufficient; inadequacy. undersufficient Inadequate. undersufficiently Inadequately. undersuit A soft undergarment worn by divers and astronauts. undersulfated Less than normally sulfated undersulfation A less than normal degree of sulfation undersung Insufficiently valued or praised undersupervisor A subordinate supervisor. undersupplementation Insufficient (not enough) supplementation. undersupply To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately undersupport To provide with inadequate support. undersurface The underneath surface; the bottom, or underside undersurveyed Insufficiently surveyed undersuspension Inadequate or abnormally low suspension. undersweat To sweat (something) inadequately. undersweep A dance move where one leg is swept horizontally under the other. underswell An undercurrent. undertag To tag inadequately; to place too few tags on. undertail Beneath a tail. undertakable Capable of being undertaken; practicable. undertake To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on. undertakement An undertaking or enterprise; something done or attempted. undertaker A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations. undertakerish Resembling or characteristic of an undertaker (funeral director). undertakerlike Resembling or characteristic of an undertaker (funeral director). undertakerly Resembling or characteristic of an undertaker (funeral director). undertakery The work of an undertaker. undertaking The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals. undertalented Lacking talent. undertaste An underlying taste. undertax To levy too little tax upon. undertaxed Taxed at less than an appropriate level underteach To teach too little. underteacher A lower-ranking teacher; an assistant teacher. underteller A lower-ranking teller, or bank clerk. undertemperature A temperature that is insufficient for normal operation undertenancy Synonym of sublease. undertenant Synonym of subtenant. undertest To test inadequately. undertested Not having undergone sufficient testing. undertext Text situated below overlying text, such as on a palimpsest. undertheorize To theorize insufficiently. undertheorized Insufficiently theoretically studied or researched. underthigh The back of a person's thigh. underthing An undergarment. underthink To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately. underthinker One who underthinks. underthought An unexpressed thought that lies below or informs another thought; a subtext or ulterior motive. underthreshold Positioned below a threshold. underthrow To throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.) underthrust To thrust under another underticket The elections for minor positions that are on the same ballot as elections for positions that receive more press coverage and attention. undertide Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon. undertie The IPA symbol ‿. undertilde A tilde placed underneath a character. undertile Of or pertaining to an area or surface beneath or below tile. undertime To measure wrongly, so that it seems to take less time than actually required. undertint A subtle or subdued tint undertip To leave (somebody) a tip (gratuity) that is too small. undertitle A secondary heading below a title; a subtitle. undertoad An underlying threat of disaster beneath the surface of everyday life. undertoasted Toasted insufficiently. undertone An auditory tone of low pitch or volume. undertoned Not sufficiently toned. undertooled Inadequately tooled; lacking tools. undertourism Insufficient tourism. undertouristed Having relatively little tourism. undertow To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down. undertrack underneath a (railway) track undertrain To train less than required or normal. undertrained Not having adequate training. undertranslate To translate (language) in insufficient detail, or failing to translate certain elements. undertranslated Less than normally translated. undertranslation The act or result of undertranslating. undertransmitted Excessively transmitted undertray A separate floor in a car, bolted onto the underside of the monocoque. undertreasurer An assistant treasurer. undertreat To treat insufficiently or not frequently enough. undertreatment Insufficient treatment, often specifically medical treatment undertriage An inaccurately low prehospital triage value assigned to a set of symptoms or an injury, assessing it as being less severe or traumatic than it truly is; the administrative or societal burden caused by such miscalibration, such as strokes or heart attacks not recognized and treated quickly enough. undertrial One who is currently on trial or who is imprisoned on remand whilst awaiting trial. undertribe A subordinate tribe. undertrick A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down. undertrodden Synonym of downtrodden (“oppressed, persecuted, subjugated”). undertrousers Underpants with long legs.