Antonyms for lowdown

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : noun loh-doun; adjective loh-doun

Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adjective ˈloʊˈdaʊn

Definition of lowdown

As in lascivious : adj sexually aroused; displaying excessive interest in sex
As in lecherous : adj lustful, lewd
As in low : adj depressed
As in lurid : adj shocking, gruesome
As in paltry : adj poor; worthless
As in shabby : adj despicable
As in sordid : adj dirty, bad, low
As in tasteless : adj cheap, vulgar
As in ugly : adj unpleasant, disagreeable
As in unjust : adj not fair
As in unscrupulous : adj immoral
As in wicked : adj corrupt, bad
As in wretched : adj terrible, very bad
As in melancholic : adj depressed
As in tristful : adj depressed
As in contemptible : adj despicable, shameful
As in depressed : adj discouraged
As in detestable : adj loathsome, abominable
As in information : noun facts, news
As in intelligence : noun secret information
As in news : noun information, revelation
As in notice : noun announcement, information
As in particular : noun detail
As in proof : noun evidence, authentication
As in account : noun written description of past events
As in chapter and verse : noun precise detail on a subject
As in gospel truth : noun absolute truth
As in inside information : noun confidential information
As in rationalization : noun account
As in tiding : noun news
As in communication : noun information transmitted
As in direction(s) : noun instructions, guidance
As in dirt : noun gossip
As in dope : noun inside news
As in facts : noun inside information

Example sentences :

He could be lowdown and vulgar enough to ask right out if he wished.
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

One is lowdown and contemptible and nasty, and the other is expedient.
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

You stinkin, lowdown Mick, youve been givin us dirt all winter.
Extract from : « The Boss of Wind River » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

He treated me mighty sorry—it was lowdown and mean all the way through, the way he done me—but I didn't mean him no real harm.
Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb

En you ain't got no mo' feelin' den to come en tell me, dat fetched sich a po' lowdown ornery rabbit into de worl'!
Extract from : « The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

You can't give up a lowdown trade That your ancestors began; A butcher butchers things, and yet He's the tenderest-hearted man.
Extract from : « Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works » by Kalidasa

Synonyms for lowdown

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