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1. lower - noun

· the lower of two berths

Synonym(s): lower_berth

Hypernym(s): berth, bunk, built_in_bed




2. lower - verb

· move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

Synonym(s): take_down, let_down, get_down, bring_down

Hypernym(s): move, displace

Antonym(s): raise




3. lower - verb

· set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

Synonym(s): lour

Hypernym(s): devalue




4. lower - verb

· make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

Synonym(s): turn_down, lour

Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify




5. lower - verb

· cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

Synonym(s): depress

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




6. lower - verb

· look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Synonym(s): frown, glower, lour

Hypernym(s): grimace, make_a_face, pull_a_face




7. low - adjective

· less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

Antonym(s): high




8. low - adjective

· literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

Antonym(s): high




9. low - adjective

· very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

Synonym(s): low-toned




10. low - adjective

· unrefined in character; "low comedy"




11. low - adjective

· used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Synonym(s): low-pitched

Antonym(s): high




12. low - adjective

· of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

Synonym(s): abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy




13. low - adjective

· low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

Synonym(s): humble, lowly, modest, small




14. low - adjective

· no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

Synonym(s): depleted




15. low - adjective

· subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

Synonym(s): broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated




16. low - adjective

· filled with melancholy and despondency; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Synonym(s): gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low-spirited





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