Definition for Undertow:

• A current below the surface of water, usually on the seashore, which moves in the opposite direction from the surface movement.

Synonyms for Undertow:

• n.

  •
  • frame of mind,
  • your inner self,
  • heart,
  • emotion,
  • temper,
  • mood,
  • passion,
  • feelings,
  • sensation.
  •
  • flood tide,
  • breaker,
  • crest,
  • billow,
  • backwash,
  • high tide,
  • high-water mark,
  • cap,
  • low tide,
  • high water.
  •eddy (noun)
  • surge,
  • maelstrom,
  • turbulence,
  • vortex,
  • indraft,
  • flow,
  • reflex,
  • riptide.
  •feeling (noun)
  • undertow.
  •pull of tide (noun)
  • eddy.
  •sea-poose (noun)
  • sea-poose.
  •sea-purse (noun)
  • sea-purse.
  •sea-puss (noun)
  • sea-puss.
  •undercurrent (noun)
  • underflow,
  • vibes,
  • cross-current,
  • crosscurrents,
  • riptides,
  • crosscurrent,
  • vibe,
  • underflows.

• Other synonyms:

  •eddy
  • whirlpool.
  •sea-purse
  • Sea purse.

Undertow Sentence Examples:

• A familiar undertow pulled him down; he wanted to be lower than she was.

• Lessaix, watchful as every man was who called Louis master, caught the change of tone and again looked up, but this time with something more than curiosity - an anxious wariness, a fear lest some current of events he failed to discover might catch him in its flood and drag him down with its undertow unawares.

Hyponym for Undertow:

• n.

  • feeling
    inclination.