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underworld Definition

under·world (-wʉrld′)

noun

  1. Archaic the earth
  2. the mythical world of the dead; Hades
  3. the opposite side of the earth; antipodes
  4. the criminal members of society, or people living by vice or crime, regarded as a group or class

underworld Synonyms

underworld

modif.

criminal, concerned with organized crime, Mafialike, gangster, mob-ruled; see also illegal, wicked 1.

underworld Synonyms

underworld

n.

  1. Hell

    Hades, Inferno, netherworld, otherworld; see hell 1.

  2. Crime

    gangland, gangdom, rackets, organized crime, the mob, the Syndicate, the Mafia, the Cosa Nostra, the Black Hand, criminals, riffraff.

underworld Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • earth: It was the Underworld of the Earth, for it had earlier been cast down from Heaven ( lines 60-70 ).
  • city: The sun is setting now and it brings a tear to her eye as, he ruled the underworld of the city.

Converse of object

  • enter: You must enter the underworld stripped naked of all you were.
  • explore: Harvey's previous book, In a True Light, departed from Nottingham to explore the underworld of art.
  • rule: But Osiris was a dead god who ruled the underworld.
  • corrupt: But can he leave behind his life of crime, or will he be sucked back into the corrupting Parisian underworld?
  • uncover: Phillip tracks him to Toledo, Ohio, and goes there determined to uncover the sinister underworld.

Adjective modifier

  • seedy: It's a painting of communal harmony; a portrait of a seedy underworld eroding in Benetton colors.
  • murky: Thanks to Patrick Keegan for coming in to review the papers - regular listeners know that Patrick operates in the murky underworld of pr.
  • Parisian: But can he leave behind his life of crime, or will he be sucked back into the corrupting Parisian underworld?
  • criminal: I bet Lex Luther has no respect in the criminal underworld at all.
  • dark: Slayer is a well-paced novel set in the dark vampire underworld where monsters with inhuman strength battle for supremacy.
  • Japanese: The premise of the game is one of rescue and revenge within the seedy Japanese underworld run by the Yakuza.

Modifies a noun

  • boss: Decisive and efficient, he's also the right hand man of underworld boss Kang.
  • figure: No names of respected underworld figures with whom he has ' worked or ' done bird ' .
  • update: Thursday 15th May 2003: Underworld Update: The final two promo images for Underworld have been released today.
  • connection: The term " underworld connections " just took on a whole new meaning.
  • activity: These include an array of illegal activity ranging from drugs to controlling the underworld activities in the Port of Dublin.
  • contact: By Roselli's cryptic account, Castro learned the identity of the underworld contacts in Havana who had been trying to knock him off.

Preposition: in

  • mythology: CERBERUS was the three headed dog that guarded the underworld in greek mythology.