under water
Below the waves
Under water (also underwater) describes being submerged beneath the surface of water: The wreck lies under water at a depth of forty feet.
Figuratively, under water means overwhelmed or struggling to keep up: I'm under water with work this week.
In finance, under water describes owing more on an asset than it's worth: They're under water on their mortgage.
- free divingUnderwater swimming without tanks
- holding breathTemporarily stopping respiration
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- debtMoney owed another
coming up for air · overwhelmed · financial strain · drowning · sinking feeling · insolvency · buoyancy · kelp forests · trapped · lakes · oceans · in over your head · scuba diving · struggling · snorkeling · seabed · hydrothermal vents · rivers
under waterabove water
Not submerged, financially viable
on the surface · afloat · floating · surfaced · topside
under waterabove water
Not submerged, financially viable
dry · high and dry · exposed · ashore · emerged
under waterabove water
Not submerged, financially viable
in the black · solvent · profitable · in the clear · debt-free