Meaning & use
beneath
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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