| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close to the ground; short |
Synonyms: |
below, beneath, bottom, bottommost, crouched, decumbent, deep, depressed, flat, ground-level, inferior, junior, lesser, level, little, low-hanging, low-lying, low-set, lowering, minor, nether, not high, profound, prostrate, rock-bottom, shallow, small, squat, squatty, stunted, subjacent, subsided, sunken, under, unelevated |
Antonyms: |
above, high, tall |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reduced; mediocre |
Synonyms: |
cheap, cut, cut-rate, deficient, depleted, economical, inadequate, inexpensive, inferior, insignificant, little, low-grade, marked down, meager, moderate, modest, nominal, paltry, poor, puny, reasonable, scant, second-rate, shoddy, slashed, small, sparse, substandard, trifling, uncostly, worthless |
Antonyms: |
above, elevated, high, increased, prominent |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, vulgar |
Synonyms: |
abject, base, blue, coarse, common, contemptible, crass, crumby, dastardly, degraded, depraved, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, gross*, ignoble, ill-bred, inelegant, mean, menial, miserable, nasty, obscene, off-color, offensive, raw, rough, rude, scrubby, scruffy, scurvy, servile, sordid, unbecoming, uncouth, undignified, unrefined, unworthy, vile, woebegone, woeful, wretched |
Antonyms: |
decent, honest, honorable, moral, respectable, upright |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | living in, coming from poor circumstances |
Synonyms: |
base, baseborn, humble, ignoble, lowborn, lowly, mean, meek, obscure, plain, plebeian, poor, rude, simple, unpretentious, unwashed |
Antonyms: |
high, rich |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed |
Synonyms: |
bad, blue*, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disheartened, down, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dragged, fed up, forlorn, gloomy, glum, in the pits, low-down, miserable, moody, morose, sad, singing the blues, spiritless, unhappy |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, gay, happy |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling well |
Synonyms: |
ailing, debilitated, dizzy, dying, exhausted, faint, feeble, frail, ill, indisposed, poorly, prostrate, reduced, sick, sickly, sinking, stricken, unwell, weak |
Antonyms: |
healthy, strong, well |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not loud |
Synonyms: |
faint, gentle, hushed, muffled, muted, quiet, soft, subdued, whispered |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
| Main Entry: | abject |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless and downtrodden |
Synonyms: |
base, contemptible, degraded, dejected, deplorable, dishonorable, fawning, forlorn, groveling, hangdog, humiliated, low, miserable, outcast, pitiable, servile, submissive, worthless, wretched |
Antonyms: |
commendable, exalted, excellent, magnificent, noble, proud, worthy |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sorry |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, guilty, low, regretful, remorseful, sad, upset, woebegone |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |