underlying

  • (s) in the nature of something though not readily apparent
    • shortcomings inherent in our approach
    • an underlying meaning
    implicit in, inherent,
  • (s) located beneath or below
  • (s) being or involving basic facts or principles
    • the fundamental laws of the universe
    • a fundamental incomatibility between them
    • these rudimentary truths
    • underlying principles
    rudimentary, fundamental,

Synonyms

implicit in inherent rudimentary fundamental

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