Characteristic and Underlying

Characteristic adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.

Underlying and characteristic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underlying" instead an adjective "Characteristic".

Nearby Words: character, characterize, characteristically, characterization, characterized

Underlying adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

Characteristic and underlying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Characteristic" instead an adjective "Underlying".