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underbelly

[uhn-der-bel-ee] / ˈʌn dərˌbɛl i /
NOUN
bottom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basement bed floor ground seat underside
STRONG
base basis bedrock depths foot footing groundwork nadir pedestal pediment rest substratum substructure support
WEAK
deepest part lowest part nether portion terra firma underneath
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ceiling
STRONG
top
WEAK
exteriority outside
NOUN
chink in one's armor
Synonyms
WEAK
Achilles' heel failing foible frailty shortcoming soft spot vulnerable place weak link weak side weakness
NOUN
undersurface
Synonyms
STRONG
base basement basis bed bedrock belly depths floor foot footing ground groundwork nadir pedestal pediment rest seat sole substratum substructure support underside
WEAK
deepest part lowest part nether portion terra firma underneath
Antonyms
STRONG
annex ceiling top

Example Sentences

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Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

But researchers now have what they believe to be the most complete, detailed map of that underbelly ever made.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Guerrero described the shark as “big, around 6 feet long,” with a white underbelly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

But those earnings have an ugly underbelly: ever-bigger losses at the generative AI startups that spend big on chips and data centers supplied by the profitable public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Shady Creek may be a magical fairyland of a suburb most of the time, but when the candy runs out on Halloween, the criminal underbelly emerges.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli