UNDERPART Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

underpart

noun

ˈən-dər-ˌpärt

Definition of underpart

as in underside

the side or part facing downward from something the bird's underparts were white

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Recent Examples of underpart Calliope hummers have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019 The adult brown pelican has gray underparts with brown hues, black-brown belly, yellow head and dark brown neck, silver-gray back and wings, with black feathers at the tips. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2019

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Noun

Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
But Beaty argued that the underside of the roof eaves are 20 feet above the scaffolding and that scaffolding hasn’t been erected around the rest of the marble building to protect it or examine other parts of the roof.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of underside

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The soft, stretchy fabric moves with you across terminals without bunching or binding, and because the top and bottom are already matched, getting dressed at the crack of dawn requires zero thought.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
The Twins struck back with three runs in the bottom of the first.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

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