undermost

adjective

ˈən-dər-ˌmōst How to pronounce undermost (audio)
Definition of undermostnext
as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom the undermost layer of the mattress filling should provide firm back support

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undermost
  1. lower
  2. bottom
  3. low
  4. lowermost
Adjective
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Definition of lower
Adjective
  • Fill the top tank to the marked lines with warm water and detergent, pull a trigger on the handle to wet wash, and then run over the area slowly and watch the bottom tank fill with dirty water.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Nine screws hold the bottom panel in place with a pinhole button to perform a hard reset in case you get hung up.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of bottom
Adjective
  • After they were born, however, doctors thought her low birthweight was due to those complications, Chrissy recalls.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • These are the typical wavelengths, measured in nanometers, to look for: Red light therapy commonly uses wavelengths in the 630 to 660 nanometer range, with the lowest effective wavelength around 600 nanometers.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of low
Adjective
  • In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.
    Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
  • Reading became difficult: the white of the page took on a wince-inducing glare, and the words frosted over, like the lowermost lines on the optometrist’s eye chart.
    Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
Definition of lowermost
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