What are the opposite words for over-lying?

Over-lying means to cover or place something on top of another. The antonym for over-lying is underlaying or underpinning, which means to support or provide a foundation for something. While over-lying creates an added layer on top, underlaying is the base or foundation for something. To further illustrate, if we were talking about a rug, the over-lying would be the actual rug, while the underlaying would be the padding beneath it. In other contexts, the opposite of over-lying could be removing or uncovering, but they do not fully capture the meaning of supporting or providing a foundation.

What are the antonyms for Over-lying?

• adj.

  • superior
  • bad
  ,
  • below
  ,
  • detestable
  ,
  • humble
  ,
  • inferior
  ,
  • low-class
  ,
  • lower
  ,
  • meek
  ,
  • minor
  ,
  • normal
  ,
  • ordinary
  ,
  • poor
  ,
  • secondary
  ,
  • unimportant
  ,
  • unremarkable
  ,
  • usual
  .

• v.

  • dominate
  • be below
  ,
  • follow
  ,
  • go along
  ,
  • submit
  ,
  • surrender
  ,
  • yield
  .
  • lap
  • free
  ,
  • let go
  ,
  • release
  ,
  • uncover
  ,
  • unwrap
  .
  • overlap
  • divide
  ,
  • separate
  .

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