Notes from Underground Word Search
Free Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1864) word search. We picked 12 themed words — characters, settings, and objects from the book — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky · First published 1864 · Philosophical Novel.
Words to find: UNDERGROUND, STPETERSBURG, DIARY, CONSCIENCE, IRRATIONAL, EXISTENTIAL, DESPAIR, REBELLION, NARRATOR, SHEEP, PROCRASTINATION, CONTRADICTION.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Notes from Underground word list, defined
- UNDERGROUND /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/ · adjective, noun
- Extending or situated below the surface of the earth; below ground level. A system of tunnels and passageways beneath the ground, especially one used for transportation or as a shelter. Related: subterranean, subsurface, under, below.
- DIARY /ˈdaɪəri/ · noun
- A book in which one keeps a daily record of events, experiences, and personal thoughts; also, a planner or datebook used to note appointments and engagements. Related: journal, daybook, logbook, memoir.
- CONSCIENCE /ˈkɒnʃəns/ · noun
- A person's inner sense of right and wrong, which guides their moral judgments and produces feelings of guilt or approval depending on one's actions. Related: moral sense, inner voice, scruples, consciences.
- IRRATIONAL /ɪˈræʃənəl/ · adjective
- Lacking a rational or logical basis; unreasonable or absurd. Not able to be expressed as a rational number. Related: unreasonable, absurd, illogical, unjustifiable.
- EXISTENTIAL /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl/ · adjective
- Relating to existence or the nature of being; in philosophy, concerning the immediate lived experience of the individual rather than abstract theory. In everyday use, relating to questions of life, death, meaning, or survival — often describing a threat or crisis that strikes at the very existence of something. Related: fundamental, philosophical, metaphysical, essential.
- DESPAIR /dɪˈspɛə/ · noun, verb
- The complete loss or absence of hope. As a verb, to lose all hope or confidence. Related: hopelessness, desperation, despondency, anguish.
- REBELLION /ˌrɛbəˈlɪʃən/ · noun
- A refusal to obey or conform to an authority or established order, often involving violent or aggressive action. A strong, active opposition to a person or thing. Related: insurrection, mutiny, riot, uprising.
- NARRATOR /ˈnærɪˌteɪtər/ · noun
- A person who narrates, or tells the story of, a book, film, or other performance. A person who provides a commentary or explanation of an event or situation. Related: storyteller, commentator, expositor, reciter.
- SHEEP /ˈʃiːp/ · noun
- A domesticated mammal related to the goat and antelope, often kept for its wool or meat. A sheep is a herbivorous, even-toed ungulate with a thick coat of wool. Related: goat, lamb, ewe, ram.
- PROCRASTINATION /prəʊkræsˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- The act of delaying or putting off tasks or decisions, often to avoid work or responsibility. Related: delay, postpone, put off, dawdle.
- CONTRADICTION /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn̩/ (British), /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn̩/ (US) · noun
- A statement or situation in which two or more things assert opposite or incompatible ideas, such that both cannot be true at the same time; also, the act of denying or asserting the opposite of what someone else has said. Related: inconsistency, conflict, discrepancy, contrariety.
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