Antonyms for low-pressure
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : loh-presh-er |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈloʊˈprɛʃ ər |
- agitated
- apathetic
- buttoned-up
- calm
- ceremonious
- critical
- deliberate
- demanding
- depressed
- difficult
- dressed-up
- excited
- formal
- gloomy
- heavy
- heavyhearted
- hurried
- hyped
- inactive
- intolerant
- lethargic
- lifeless
- nervous
- official
- painstaking
- peaceful
- planned
- premeditated
- quiet
- rigid
- sad
- serious
- sorrowful
- stiff
- still
- strict
- troubled
- turbulent
- unhappy
- upset
- violent
- wild
- worried
Definition of low-pressure
- As in informal : adj casual, simple
- As in laid-back : adj relaxed
- As in breezy : adj easy, lighthearted
- As in casual : adj nonchalant, relaxed in manner
- As in relaxed : adj easygoing
- As in easygoing : adj complacent, permissive
- They had removed all protection from the low-pressure stratosphere.
- Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
- The one shown in the drawing is intended for low-pressure kiers.
- Extract from : « The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics » by Franklin Beech
- Round the low-pressure cylinder, then down again—and we are “below.”
- Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
- Then how does the air coming from B manage to be low-pressure stuff?
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 18th, 1920 » by Various
- The main engine-room, containing the low-pressure turbines, is similarly protected against flooding.
- Extract from : « An Unsinkable Titanic » by John Bernard Walker
- If in a low-pressure engine the pressure of steam in the cylinder be taken at 17 lbs.
- Extract from : « The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) » by Dionysius Lardner
- But the Chamber, the creator of low-pressure and high-pressure, the inspirer of the "ticker," is the great generator of business.
- Extract from : « A Little Journey in the World » by Charles Dudley Warner
- Hence for high-pressure machines somewhat greater velocities are permitted in the passages than for low-pressure machines.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 » by Various
- For the glands on the suction side water is supplied from a low-pressure service.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 » by Various
- The real development of the city, however, is northward in the area of the low-pressure supply.
- Extract from : « ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico » by George Robert Graham Conway
Synonyms for low-pressure
- airy
- aloof
- amenable
- animated
- apathetic
- blasé
- blithe
- breezy
- buoyant
- calm
- carefree
- casual
- cheerful
- collected
- colloquial
- complaisant
- composed
- congenial
- cool
- cursory
- debonair
- democratic
- detached
- devil-may-care
- down home
- easy
- easy-going
- easygoing
- effervescent
- even-tempered
- everyday
- extempore
- familiar
- flexible
- folksy
- frank
- free
- free and easy
- free-and-easy
- gay
- hang-loose
- happy-go-lucky
- homey
- improv
- inconspicuous
- incurious
- indifferent
- indolent
- indulgent
- informal
- insouciant
- intimate
- jaunty
- lackadaisical
- laid back
- laid-back
- lax
- lazy
- lenient
- liberal
- light
- lively
- loose
- low-pressure
- mellow
- mild
- mixed
- moderate
- motley
- natural
- nonchalant
- off-the-cuff
- offhand
- open
- ordinary
- outgiving
- patient
- peppy
- perfunctory
- placid
- pococurante
- poised
- purposeless
- racy
- relaxed
- remote
- self-possessed
- serene
- sparkling
- spicy
- spirited
- spontaneous
- sporty
- sprightly
- straightforward
- sunny
- throwaway
- tolerant
- tranquil
- unceremonious
- unconcerned
- unconstrained
- unconventional
- uncritical
- undemanding
- unfussy
- unhurried
- uninhibited
- uninterested
- unofficial
- unrestrained
- urbane
- vivacious
- withdrawn
- without ceremony
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