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Underlying vs Overarching - What's the difference?

underlying | overarching |

As adjectives the difference between underlying and overarching

is that underlying is lying underneath while overarching is that forms an overhead arch.

As a verb overarching is

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underlying

English

Adjective

(-)
  • lying underneath
    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

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    overarching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That forms an overhead arch
  • (by extension) all-embracing or overwhelming
    • The work attains narrative continuity, variety in its stories, and unity through the overarching idea of metamorphosis