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Synonyms for low
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : loh |
Phonetic Transcription : loʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for low Other synonyms for the word low
- abject
- ailing
- base
- baseborn
- beneath
- blue
- bottom
- bottommost
- coarse
- common
- contemptible
- crass
- crestfallen
- crouched
- crumby
- cut
- cut-rate
- dastardly
- debilitated
- decumbent
- deep
- degraded
- dejected
- depleted
- depraved
- despicable
- despondent
- disgraceful
- disheartened
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- dizzy
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- dragged
- dying
- economical
- exhausted
- faint
- fed up
- feeble
- forlorn
- frail
- gentle
- gloomy
- glum
- gross
- ground-level
- humble
- hushed
- ignoble
- ill
- ill-bred
- in the pits
- indisposed
- inelegant
- inexpensive
- inferior
- junior
- lesser
- level
- low-down
- low-grade
- low-hanging
- low-lying
- low-set
- lowborn
- lowering
- lowly
- marked down
- meager
- mean
- meek
- menial
- minor
- miserable
- moderate
- modest
- moody
- morose
- muffled
- muted
- nasty
- nether
- nominal
- not high
- obscene
- obscure
- off-color
- offensive
- paltry
- plain
- plebeian
- poor
- poorly
- profound
- prostrate
- puny
- quiet
- raw
- reasonable
- reduced
- rock-bottom
- rough
- rude
- sad
- scant
- scrubby
- scruffy
- scurvy
- second-rate
- servile
- shallow
- shoddy
- sick
- sickly
- simple
- singing the blues
- sinking
- slashed
- small
- soft
- sordid
- sparse
- spiritless
- squat
- squatty
- stricken
- stunted
- subdued
- subjacent
- subsided
- substandard
- sunken
- trifling
- unbecoming
- uncostly
- uncouth
- under
- undignified
- unelevated
- unhappy
- unpretentious
- unrefined
- unwashed
- unwell
- unworthy
- vile
- weak
- whispered
- woebegone
- woeful
- worthless
- wretched
Définition of low
Origin :- "not high," late 13c., from lah (late 12c.), "not rising much, being near the base or ground" (of objects or persons); "lying on the ground or in a deep place" (late 13c.), from Old Norse lagr "low," or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish låg, Danish lav), from Proto-Germanic *lega- "lying flat, low" (cf. Old Frisian lech, Middle Dutch lage, Dutch laag "low," dialectal German läge "flat"), from PIE *legh- "to lie" (see lie (v.2)).
- Meaning "humble in rank" is from c.1200; "undignified" is from 1550s; sense of "dejected, dispirited" is attested from 1737; meaning "coarse, vulgar" is from 1759. In reference to sounds, "not loud," also "having a deep pitch," it is attested from c.1300. Of prices, from c.1400. In geographical usage, low refers to the part of a country near the sea-shore (c.1300; e.g. Low Countries "Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg," 1540s). As an adverb c.1200, from the adjective.
- adj close to the ground; short
- adj reduced; mediocre
- adj crude, vulgar
- adj living in, coming from poor circumstances
- adj depressed
- adj not feeling well
- adj not loud
- In low and soothing tones, the maiden inquired, "Where did we go, Paralus?"
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "He attacked me like the low ruffian that he is," pleaded Halbert, in extenuation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- I don't see how she can be so taken up with that low fellow.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Had Mrs. Bines been above talking to low people, a catastrophe might have been averted.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Don't come this way," she called back, in quick, low tones of caution.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But remember to touch your beaver where the hemlock boughs are low.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- I told the party we were now close, and showed them the low table-land just ahead.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It is a single round, low tower, shaped like the tomb of Cacilia Metella.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- The country is very level, with low ranges, but no conspicuous hills.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Running at a low level, the waters of that stream were deplorably dirty.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
Antonyms for low
- above
- adequate
- big
- cheerful
- clean
- clear
- complex
- complicated
- decent
- decorated
- difficult
- elevated
- embellished
- enormous
- enough
- excellent
- excessive
- expensive
- full
- gay
- good
- great
- happy
- healthy
- high
- honest
- honorable
- huge
- immense
- important
- increased
- intricate
- invigorated
- joyous
- kind
- large
- liberal
- loud
- moral
- nice
- noble
- ornate
- outrageous
- polite
- prominent
- raised
- respectable
- restored
- rich
- significant
- sophisticated
- strong
- substantial
- sufficient
- superior
- tall
- unclear
- unlimited
- unreasonable
- upright
- valuable
- wealthy
- well
- worthy
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