Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun undertow

2 senses of undertow

Sense 1
undertow -- (an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret")
       => inclination -- (that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music")

Sense 2
undertow, sea puss, sea-puss, sea purse, sea-purse, sea-poose -- (the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore)
       => undertide, undercurrent -- (a current below the surface of a fluid)