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underlying

[uhn-der-lahy-ing] / ˈʌn dərˌlaɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
fundamental, latent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basic elemental hidden
STRONG
bottom concealed lurking prime root veiled
WEAK
basal bottom-line cardinal critical crucial elementary essential indispensable intrinsic necessary needful nitty-gritty nub primary primitive radical substratal vital
Antonyms
WEAK
secondary

Example Sentences

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Anthropic is racing to contain the fallout after accidentally exposing the underlying instructions it uses to direct Claude Code, the popular artificial-intelligence agent app that has won the company an edge with developers and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exposed code related to the tool's internal architecture but does not contain confidential data from Claude, the underlying AI model by Anthropic.

From Barron's

"The report shows that the rise in prices at the pump is far greater than that of underlying crude oil prices," Greenpeace said in a statement.

From Barron's

Furthermore, the underlying instruments on which ETFs are based are less liquid than the ETFs themselves.

From MarketWatch

A 54-person crew researched and managed the portfolio of 4,100 or so underlying loans.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.