Thesaurus results for UNDERTOW

undertow

noun

as in undercurrent

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of undertow Snow is, improbably, having a moment, a shimmering second coming reserved for the few former child actors who manage to survive the undertow of early fame. —

Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 6 Nov. 2025 There was an undertow, and my son was not an experienced swimmer. —

Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Every ruler, every plan, every prophecy has been tested against the unruly currents of human will and the undertow of chance. —

Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Several jellyfish species can be found in the North Sea as the creatures get carried away with the undertow, given offshore winds. —

Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undertow

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertow

undercurrent

Noun

Reirson, the Western State College of Law professor, said the nation’s founding ideals of pluralism and equal opportunity have often clashed with an undercurrent of nativism and white supremacy.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Any tension between them, though, stems from personal affronts, while their ideological differences exist as a largely unremarked upon undercurrent.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026