subterranean

  • (s) being or operating under the surface of the earth
    • subterranean passages
    • a subsurface flow of water
    subterraneous,
  • (s) 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
    ulterior, subterraneous,

Synonyms

subterraneous ulterior

Words of close approximity