Chapter Underhanded to Unfinished of U by Soule's Synonymes

Understrapper, n. Underling, fag, servant, inferior agent.

Undertake, v. a. Attempt, set about, engage in, embark in, enter upon, take in hand, take upon one’s self, take on one’s shoulders.

Undertake, v. n. Engage, agree, guarantee, stipulate, bargain, promise, be bound, be sworn, pledge one’s self, pledge one’s word, plight one’s word, pass one’s word, take upon one’s self.

Undertaking, n. Enterprise, engagement, attempt, adventure, endeavor, effort.

Under the breath. Softly, in a low voice, sotto voce.

Under the rose. Privately, secretly, sub rosa.

Under the sun. In the world, on the earth.

Under the weather. Ill, sick, unwell, indisposed, ailing, out of sorts, on the sick list, laid on the shelf.

Undervalue, v. a.

1. Underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low.

2. Despise, depreciate, esteem lightly, hold in low estimation.

Under water. Below the surface of the water.

Under way. (Naut.) Having started in a condition to make progress, moving.

Underwitted, a. Sappy, silly, half-witted, foolish.

Underwood, n. Underbrush, undergrowth, coppice.

Underwrite, v. a.

1. Subscribe, undersign.

2. Insure.

Underwriter, n. Insurer.

Undeserved, a. Unmerited, not deserved.

Undesigned, a. Unintentional, unintended, unpremeditated.

Undesigning, a. Sincere, upright, artless, simple, straightforward, unsophisticated, ingenuous, guileless.

Undesirable, a.

1. Inexpedient, inadvisable.

2. Unwelcome, distasteful, objectionable, unacceptable.