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go underground

VERB
hide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold
STRONG
adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil
WEAK
blot out go into hiding hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask
WEAK
bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell
VERB
hole up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hide
WEAK
burrow sit tight
VERB
stash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury conceal disguise hole up lock up secrete smuggle tuck away
STRONG
adumbrate cache camouflage cloak cover curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor mask obscure occult plant protect reserve screen shadow shelter shield shroud squirrel stifle suppress veil withhold
WEAK
blot out go into hiding hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expose lay bare open reveal tell uncover
STRONG
disregard encourage ignore lay out let go release

Example Sentences

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"We're not saying we should not go underground," he insisted.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Not so good for the screenwriters and true-crime podcasters who trade on our strange fascination with bad guys who go underground and stay there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The raids have prompted some to go underground and leave their world out of fear of being arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Others suggested that the trade could go underground.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

That no one could have understood that they would be the target of monthly hurricanes pinballing up the Mississippi Alley, gunning for anything that didn’t have the sense to batten down, float, or go underground.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi