Underlying - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 11/05/2021

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Underlying.

5 letter answer(s) to underlying

BASAL
  1. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
  2. of primary importance
  3. serving as or forming a base;
BASIC
  1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
  2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
  3. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
  4. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  5. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  6. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"

6 letter answer(s) to underlying

LATENT
  1. (pathology) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"
  2. potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

8 letter answer(s) to underlying

ULTERIOR
  1. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
  2. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
  3. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell

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