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I wrote the following commands:

The following {\bf {\underline{Approximations}}} and {\bf\underline{Definitions}} is applied in further work

The things comes out as:

underline sample

One is way down than other and looks weird. What is the possible solution so that the distance remains same in all text?

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    Not an answer to your question but a general remark: They both look weird ... See practicaltypography.com/underlining.html
    – Thorsten
    Mar 28, 2016 at 12:17
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    That's how \underline is supposed to work. Don't use underlining in any case whatsoever.
    – egreg
    Mar 28, 2016 at 12:18
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    (i'm sure this has been answered before.) the descenders in the first word are what's causing the discrepancy. at the end of the second word, add \vphantom{p} to even things out. but i agree that underlining is to ba avoided unless there's no other possibility (as to leave a space for a signature, for example). Mar 28, 2016 at 12:18
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    @Thorsten I am dropping the Idea of underline completely :) Mar 28, 2016 at 12:32
  • Related: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/249850/… Mar 28, 2016 at 12:34

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Package ulem addresses this problem. It also works for plain TeX (\bf):

\input ulem.sty

The following {\bf\uline{Approximations}} and
{\bf\uline{Definitions}} is applied in further work.

\bye

Result

If you are using LaTeX, then know, that \bf is deprecated since decades.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{ulem}
\begin{document}
The following \textbf{\uline{Approximations}} and
\textbf{\uline{Definitions}} is applied in further work.
\end{document}

Package soul also allows hyphenation:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a6paper]{geometry}
\usepackage{soul}
\begin{document}
The following \textbf{\ul{Approximations}} and
\textbf{\ul{Definitions}} is applied in further work.
\end{document}

Result soul

Typography: Underlining comes from the time of mechanical typewriters. Font switches were tricky at best. But LaTeX allows for different font shapes, and bold is more than enough. The usual emphasis command uses italics. Also several ways for emphasis (bold + underline, bold + italics, ...) should not be used.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
The following \textbf{Approximations} and
\textbf{Definitions} is applied in further work.

The following \emph{Approximations} and
\emph{Definitions} is applied in further work.
\end{document}

Result comparison bold italics

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