undertow

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Synonyms for undertow

an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling

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the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

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The tidal Thames stretch of the course has strong currents and undertows.
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The currents that may affect you, as you swim ashore, are rip currents and undertows.
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