Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Underlying.
5 letter answer(s) to underlying
BASAL
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
of primary importance
serving as or forming a base;
BASIC
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
6 letter answer(s) to underlying
LATENT
(pathology) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"
8 letter answer(s) to underlying
ULTERIOR
beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
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