low

  • (r) in a low position; near the ground
    • the branches hung low
  • (a) less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    • low prices
    • the reservoir is low
  • (a) 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
  • (s) very low in volume
    • a low murmur
    • the low-toned murmur of the surf
    low-toned,
  • (s) unrefined in character
    • low comedy
  • (a) used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency low-pitched,
  • (s) 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
    abject, low-down, scummy, scurvy, miserable,
  • (s) low or inferior in station or quality
    • a humble cottage
    • a lowly parish priest
    • a modest man of the people
    • small beginnings
    humble, lowly, modest, small,
  • (s) no longer sufficient
    • supplies are low
    • our funds are depleted
    depleted,
  • (s) subdued or brought low in condition or status
    • brought low
    • a broken man
    • his broken spirit
    humbled, humiliated, crushed, broken,
  • (s) 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
    downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited, dispirited, downcast, gloomy, blue, depressed, grim, down,

Nouns

  • (n) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
    • a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
    depression,
  • (n) British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, Sir David Low,
  • (n) a low level or position or degree
    • the stock market fell to a new low
  • (n) the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving first gear, low gear, first,

Verbs

  • (v) make a low noise, characteristic of bovines moo,

Synonyms

depression moo David Low Sir David Alexander Cecil Low Sir David Low low-toned first gear low gear first low-pitched abject low-down scummy scurvy miserable humble lowly modest small depleted humbled humiliated crushed broken downhearted down in the mouth low-spirited dispirited downcast gloomy blue depressed grim down

Antonyms

high high-pitched

See also

inferior down short little

Words of close approximity

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la lb Ld. LE LF LH li lm LP Lr Lu lv lx
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