Meaning & use

beneath

preposition·Academic

In or to a lower position than something else; directly under.

See it in a sentence

The old coins were found buried beneath the floorboards of the cottage.

He felt the task was beneath him and refused to do it.

A note on using this word

Beneath can mean physically under something, or figuratively unworthy of someone, as in 'beneath his dignity.'

Words with a similar meaning

underbelow

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Words with an opposite meaning

aboveatop

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