underlying

Meanings

Plural: underlyings

Verb

• be or form the base for
• lie underneath
• present participle and gerund of underlie

Adjective Satellite

• in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  • "an underlying meaning"
• located beneath or below
• being or involving basic facts or principles
  • "underlying principles"

Adj

• lying underneath
• basic or fundamental
• implicit

Noun

• The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

Synonyms

fundamental, implicit in, inherent, rudimentary, underlie

Related Words

underpinning

Anagrams of underlying