underlying

adjectives

in the nature of something though not readily apparent

"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"

implicit in, inherent, underlying

located beneath or below

underlying

is similar to

lying nearby but lower

"hills and subjacent valleys"

being or involving basic facts or principles

"the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"