Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb go_under
3 senses of go under
Sense 1
sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")
=> descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
Sense 2
set, go down, go under -- (disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days")
=> descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
Sense 3
go by, go under -- (be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again")