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[5c] base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, ignoble, mean, snide, sordid, vile, wretched—more at IGNOBLE

[6] blue, dejected, depressed, down, downcast, glum, melancholy, sad, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woeful, wretched—more at SAD

[6] faint, feeble, frail, infirm, unsubstantial, weak—more at WEAK

[8] cheap, cut-rate, reasonable—more at CHEAP

4low noun 1 : something that is low

2 : a region of low barometric pressure

3 : the arrangement of gears in an automobile transmission that gives the slowest speed and greatest power

low·ball verb : to give a deceptively low price, cost estimate, or offer to

low beam noun : a vehicle headlight beam with short-range focus

low blow noun : an unprincipled attack

low·brow adjective : having little taste or intellectual interest

— lowbrow noun

low–density lipoprotein noun : LDL

low·down noun : pertinent and esp. guarded information

Synonyms

dope, scoop, tip—more at DOPE

low–down adjective 1 : MEAN, CONTEMPTIBLE

2 : deeply emotional

low–end adjective : of, relating to, or being the lowest-priced merchandise in a manufacturer's line

1lower verb 1 : to look sullen : FROWN

2 : to become dark, gloomy, and threatening

Synonyms

frown, glare, gloom, glower, scowl—more at FROWN

2lower adjective 1 : relatively low (as in rank)

2 : situated beneath the earth's surface

3 : constituting the popular and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body

4 : less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development

Synonyms

inferior, junior, less, lesser, minor, subordinate, under—more at LESSER

3lower verb 1 : to move down : DROP; also : DIMINISH

2 : to let descend by its own weight; also : to reduce the height of

3 : to reduce or decline in value, number, or amount

4 : to bring down in quality or character : DEGRADE; also : HUMBLE

Synonyms

[1] decline, descend, diminish, dip, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, sink, tumble—more at DROP

[3] abate, de-escalate, decrease, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, reduce

[4] abase, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE

low·er·case adjective : being a letter that belongs to or conforms to the series a, b, c, etc., rather than A, B, C, etc.

— lowercase noun

lower class noun : a social class occupying a position below the middle class and having the lowest status in a society

— lower–class adjective

low·er·most adjective : LOWEST

low·ery adjective : GLOOMY, LOWERING

lowest common denominator noun 1 : LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR

2 : something designed to appeal to a lowbrow audience; also : such an audience

lowest common multiple noun : LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE

low–key also low–keyed adjective : of low intensity : RESTRAINED

low·land noun : low and usu. level country

low–lev·el adjective 1 : being of low importance or rank

2 : being or relating to nuclear waste of low concentration

low·life noun, plural low·lifes also low·lives : a person of low social status or moral character

low·li·ness noun : the quality or state of being lowly

Synonyms

humbleness, humility, meekness, modesty—more at HUMILITY

low·ly adjective low·li·er; -est 1 : humble in manner or spirit : MEEK

2 : ranking low in some hierarchy

Synonyms

[1] demure, humble, meek, modest, retiring, unassuming, unpretentious—more at HUMBLE

[2] common, humble, ignoble, inferior, low, mean, plebeian, vulgar—more at IGNOBLE

low·ness noun : the quality or state of being low

Synonyms

debility, delicacy, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailty, infirmity, languor, weakness—more at WEAKNESS

coarseness, grossness, indelicacy, rudeness, vulgarity—more at VULGARITY

low–rise adjective 1 : having few stories and not equipped with elevators

2 : of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings

low–slung adjective : relatively low to the ground or floor