Synonyms for lowbrow
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for lowbrow Other synonyms for the word lowbrow
- arid
- asinine
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- benighted
- blundering
- boorish
- bovine
- brutal
- coarse
- crass
- crude
- cruel
- dense
- doltish
- empty-headed
- fallow
- fierce
- graceless
- gross
- ignoramus
- indelicate
- inelegant
- inerudite
- inhuman
- know-nothing
- loutish
- lumpish
- merciless
- oafish
- obtuse
- raw
- rude
- savage
- tasteless
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncouth
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- undeveloped
- unfarmed
- uninstructed
- unlearned
- unlettered
- unplowed
- unread
- unrefined
- unsophisticated
- untamed
- untaught
- untilled
- untutored
- vicious
- vulgar
- witless
Définition of lowbrow
Origin :- also low-brow, "person who is not intellectual," 1902, from low (adj.) + brow. Said to have been coined by U.S. journalist Will Irwin (1873-1948). A low brow on a man as a sign of primitive qualities was common in 19c. fiction, but it also was considered a mark of classical beauty in women.
- A low brow and not a very high one is considered beautiful in woman, whereas a high brow and not a low one is the stamp of manhood. ["Medical Review," June 2, 1894]
- As an adjective from 1913.
- As in barbarian : adj crude, savage
- As in barbaric : adj crude, savage
- As in uneducated : adj lacking knowledge
- As in uncultivated : adj not cultivated
- As in crass : adj coarse, insensitive
- When I came to I found myself in that room, with one lowbrow on guard.
- Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
- As I was saying when this lowbrow interrupted me, I was thinking that it might be a good idea to go nutting.
- Extract from : « The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass » by Allen Chapman
- It was one of our chief delights to watch Frankling grind his teeth when some lowbrow—as he called them—drew her name.
- Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
Antonyms for lowbrow
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