below
At lower level
Below indicates a lower position—physically, numerically, or in rank.
Something below you is underneath or farther down: The valley spread out below.
Temperatures below freezing are colder than 32°F.
An officer below the rank of captain is junior to one.
In writing, below refers to what follows: See the chart below.
The opposite of above.
In a lower position
- underneathIn position below
- underIn a lower position
- bottomLowest point or underside
- downstairsOn a lower floor
underground · underfoot · ground · floor · basement · depth · sunken · subterranean
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- juniorLower in standing
- lesserLower in degree
- secondaryLesser in rank
underling · subservient · ancillary · minor · deputy · assistant · aide · supporting
Underworld of suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
perdition · Tartarus · Gehenna · pit · abyss · damnation · purgatory · limbo
Ship's flat surface
- belowdecksInside a vessel's hull
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- hullOuter covering or frame
- holdMaintain in grasp
bilge · keel · berth · galley · quarters · gangway · hatch · waterline
Below acceptable quality
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- deficientHaving too little
- substandardBelow required quality
- insufficientBelow required quantity
lacking · wanting · suboptimal · unsatisfactory · mediocre · failing · short · unacceptable
At greater height
- hereinIn this place
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
- undersignedPerson signing below
- followingComing after another
stated · outlined · referenced · noted · mentioned · specified · indicated · described
beneath
In a lower position
- underneathIn position below
- underIn a lower position
- bottomLowest point or underside
downstairs · underground · underfoot · ground · floor · basement · depth · sunken · subterranean · nether
inferior
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- juniorLower in standing
- lesserLower in degree
secondary · underling · subservient · ancillary · minor · deputy · assistant · aide · supporting · auxiliary
hell
Underworld of suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- netherworldRealm of the dead
inferno · perdition · Tartarus · Gehenna · pit · abyss · damnation · purgatory · limbo · Erebus
deck
Ship's flat surface
- belowdecksInside a vessel's hull
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- hullOuter covering or frame
hold · bilge · keel · berth · galley · quarters · gangway · hatch · waterline · ballast
subpar
Below acceptable quality
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- deficientHaving too little
- substandardBelow required quality
insufficient · lacking · wanting · suboptimal · unsatisfactory · mediocre · failing · short · unacceptable · under
above
At greater height
- hereinIn this place
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
- undersignedPerson signing below
following · stated · outlined · referenced · noted · mentioned · specified · indicated · described · provisions
- below the beltUnfair and unsportsmanlike
- below zeroTemperature beneath freezing
- below averageUnder the norm
- below the surfaceNot immediately apparent
- below parInferior to expectations
- below freezingUnder water's solidification point