going underground
Entering the depths
Going underground means withdrawing from public view, especially to avoid detection or continue activities in secret.
Political dissidents go underground to escape persecution; criminals go underground to evade arrest.
The phrase suggests not just hiding but maintaining covert operations: After the crackdown, the movement went underground.
It can also mean joining a counterculture or adopting an outsider identity.
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
zine · shaft · storm drain · counterculture · catacomb · fugitive · safe house · off the grid · deep cover · hidden · covert · secretive · radicalism · subway · crawl · escape route · rebellion · alternative
- Draft Evasiondraft dodging, conscientious objector, conscientious objection, deferment, desertion
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
going undergroundcoming out
Revealing one's identity
going public · surfacing · emerging · making an appearance · appearing
going, underground, gone, goer, under, ground, grounds, grounded, grounding