aboveground
On the surface
Aboveground means located on or above the surface of the earth, as opposed to underground: aboveground pools, aboveground nuclear testing.
Figuratively, it describes activities conducted openly and legitimately rather than in secret: The movement went aboveground after the regime fell.
Also spelled as two words: above ground.
Without safeguard or shield
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- unburiedNot placed underground
surface-level · raised · elevated · open · bare · accessible · vulnerable · weathered
Underground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
cables · basement · bunker · sewer · foundation · transit · railroad · parking
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unburied · surface-level · raised · elevated · open · bare · accessible · vulnerable · weathered · sunlit
subway
Underground transit passage
utilities · cables · basement · bunker · sewer · foundation · transit · railroad · parking · storage
skyline
Urban profile against atmosphere
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- buildingsConstructed enclosed structures
treetops · cityscape · panorama · vista · scenery · landmark · monument · facade · skyscrapers · elevation
landscape
Visible features of terrain
field · meadow · grassland · forest · parkland · orchard · farmland · pasture · grove · courtyard
abovegroundunderground
Below ground or countercultural
belowground · subterranean · subsurface · buried · beneath the surface
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Below ground or countercultural
clandestine · covert · secret · hidden · illicit
above, ground, over, underground, groundwork, aboveboard, above-ground, abovementioned