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| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close to the ground; short |
| Synonyms: | below, beneath, bottom, deep, depressed, flat, inferior, junior, lesser, level, little, lowering, minor, nether, profound, prostrate, shallow, small, squat, stunted, subjacent, sunken, under, bottommost, crouched, decumbent, ground-level, low-hanging, low-lying, low-set, not high, rock-bottom, squatty, subsided, unelevated |
| Antonyms: | above, high, tall |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reduced; mediocre |
| Synonyms: | cheap, cut, deficient, depleted, economical, inadequate, inexpensive, inferior, insignificant, little, meager, moderate, modest, nominal, paltry, poor, puny, reasonable, second-rate*, shoddy, small, sparse, substandard, trifling, worthless, cut-rate, low-grade, marked down, scant, slashed, uncostly |
| Antonyms: | above, elevated, high, increased, prominent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | abject, base, blue, coarse, common, contemptible, crass, dastardly, degraded, depraved, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, gross*, ignoble, inelegant, mean, menial, miserable, nasty, obscene, off-color*, offensive, raw, rough, rude, scruffy*, servile, sordid, unbecoming, uncouth, unrefined, unworthy, vile, woebegone, woeful, wretched, crumby, ill-bred, scrubby, scurvy, undignified |
| Antonyms: | decent, honest, honorable, moral, respectable, upright |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | living in, coming from poor circumstances |
| Synonyms: | base, humble, ignoble, lowly, mean, meek, obscure, plain, plebeian, poor, rude, simple, unpretentious, baseborn, lowborn, unwashed |
| Antonyms: | high, rich |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed |
| Synonyms: | bad, blue*, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, down, down in the mouth*, downcast, downhearted, fed up, forlorn, gloomy, glum, miserable, moody, morose, sad, spiritless, unhappy, disheartened, down and out, down in the dumps, dragged, in the pits, low-down*, singing the blues |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, gay, happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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, muffled, quiet, soft, subdued, whispered, hushed, muted |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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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, servile, submissive, worthless, wretched, pitiable |
| Antonyms: | commendable, exalted, excellent, magnificent, noble, proud, worthy |
| Main Entry: | bellow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | holler |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, blare, bluster, bray, call, clamor, cry, howl, low, roar, rout, scream, shout, shriek, wail, whoop, yawp, yell, yelp, beller |
| Main Entry: | contemptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | despicable, shameful |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abject, abominable, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, crass, degenerate, detestable, dirty, disgusting, hateful, heel, ignoble, ignominious, inferior, low, lowest, mean, odious, outcast, paltry, pitiful, poor, sad, shabby, sordid, sorry*, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched, currish, despisable, low-down*, pitiable, scummy, scurvy, swinish |
| Notes: | contemptible means deserving contempt, while contemptuous means bestowing contempt; the first sense of contemptuous was 'despising law and order' |
| Antonyms: | admirable, good, honorable, loved, respectable, worthy, admired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crestfallen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disappointed |
| Synonyms: | blue, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, inconsolable, low, sad, ass in a sling, cast down, chapfallen, disheartened, down in the dumps, in a funk, singing the blues, taken down |
| Antonyms: | elated, encouraged, excited, happy, cheered, hearted, inspirited |
| Main Entry: | dastardly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten |
| Synonyms: | base, contemptible, cowardly, craven, despicable, low, mean, pusillanimous, underhanded, vile |
| Main Entry: | degenerate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, deteriorated |
| Synonyms: | base, debased, debauched, decadent, decayed, degraded, depraved, dissolute, effete, failing, fallen, immoral, infamous, low, mean, miscreant, nefarious, perverted, retrograde, rotten, sinking, unhealthy, vicious, villainous, wicked, worsen, degenerated, demeaned, flatitious, overripe, retrogressive, vitiated |
| Antonyms: | moral, upright, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | dejected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, blue |
| Synonyms: | abject, black, bleak, cheerless, crestfallen, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dismal, dispirited, doleful, down, down in the mouth*, downcast, downhearted, drooping, droopy, gloomy, glum, heavyhearted, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, moody, morose, sad, spiritless, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, atrabilious, broody, bummed out, cast down, clouded, dampened, dashed, disheartened, down in the dumps, dragged, hurting, in the pits, mopey, mopish, sagging, shot down |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, encouraged, happy, joyous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | depraved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, immoral |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, bad, base, debased, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dirty*, dissolute, evil, fast*, filthy*, kinky*, lascivious, lewd, licentious, low, mean, miscreant, nefarious, perverted, profligate, putrid, rotten, shameless, sinful, twisted, unhealthy, unnatural, vicious, vile, villainous, vitiate, wanton, wicked, dirty-minded, flagitous, gone to the dogs, vitiated, warped |
| Antonyms: | good, honorable, just, moral, noble, pure, upright, virtuous, uncorrupt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | despicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful; beyond contempt |
| Synonyms: | abject, awful, base, beastly, cheap, contemptible, degrading, detestable, dirty, disgraceful, disreputable, down, ignominious, infamous, insignificant, loathsome, low, mean, pitiful, reprehensible, shameful, slimy*, sordid, vile, worthless, wretched, low-life, no-good |
| Antonyms: | desirous, honorable, respectable, virtuous, worthy, likeable, loveable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | despondent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed |
| Synonyms: | blue*, dejected, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hopeless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, morose, mourning, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, bummed-out, cast-down, disheartened, griefstricken, grieving, in a blue funk, in despair, in the pits, shot down |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, elated, happy, hopeful, spirited, up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disconsolate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, unhappy |
| Synonyms: | bad, black, blue, cheerless, cold, crestfallen, dark, dejected, desolate, despairing, destroyed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, gloomy, grief-stricken, heartbroken, hopeless, inconsolable, low, melancholy, miserable, sad, somber, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched, comfortless, crushed, hurting, in pain, in the pits, ripped, torn-up |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, consoled, solaced, soothed |
| Main Entry: | dishonorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shameful, corrupt |
| Synonyms: | base, contemptible, crooked, deceitful, despicable, devious, disgraceful, disreputable, fraudulent, ignoble, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, low, miscreant, offensive, putrid, scandalous, shabby, shady, treacherous, unprincipled, unscrupulous, untrustworthy, blackguardly, discreditable, opprobious, unrespectable |
| Antonyms: | blameless, ethical, honorable, respectable, trustworthy, worthy, principled, uncorrupt |
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