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lower adjective [ ˈləʊə ]

• less high in position.
• "the lower levels of the building"
Similar: bottom, bottommost, under, underneath, further down, beneath, nether,
Opposite: top, upper, higher,
• denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.
• "Lower Cretaceous"
• situated to the south.
• "the union of Upper and Lower Egypt"

lower adverb

• in or into a lower position.
• "the sun sank lower"

lower verb

• move (someone or something) in a downward direction.
• "he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground"
Similar: move down, let down, take down, haul down, drop, let fall, let sink,
Opposite: raise, lift up,

lower verb

• look angry or sullen; frown.
• "the lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary"
Similar: scowl, frown, look sullen, glower, glare, grimace, give someone black looks, look daggers, look angry, give someone dirty looks,
Opposite: smile,

lower noun

• a scowl.

low adjective

• of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.
• "the school is a long, low building"
Similar: short, small, little, squat, stubby, stunted, truncated, dwarfish, knee-high, shallow,
Opposite: high,
• below average in amount, extent, or intensity.
• "bringing up children on a low income"
Similar: cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, low-cost, economical, moderate, reasonable, modest, bargain, cut-price, bargain-basement, rock-bottom, unambitious, unaspiring,
Opposite: expensive, high, ambitious,
• ranking below other people or things in importance or class.
• "jobs with low status"
Similar: humble, lowly, low-born, low-bred, low-ranking, plebeian, proletarian, peasant, poor, common, ordinary, simple, plain, unpretentious, inferior, subordinate,
Opposite: noble, superior,
• (of a sound or voice) not loud or high.
• "keep the volume very low"
Similar: quiet, soft, faint, muted, subdued, muffled, hushed, whispered, stifled, murmured, gentle, dulcet, indistinct, inaudible, quietened, quieted, bass, low-pitched, deep, deep-toned, low-toned, full-toned, resonant, rich, rumbling, booming, resounding, sonorous,
Opposite: loud,
• depressed or lacking in energy.
• "I was feeling low"
Similar: depressed, dejected, despondent, downhearted, downcast, low-spirited, down, sorrowful, gloomy, glum, unhappy, sad, melancholy, blue, fed up, morose, moody, miserable, dismal, heavy-hearted, mournful, forlorn, woebegone, disheartened, discouraged, crestfallen, dispirited, without energy, enervated, flat, sapped, weary, ill, unwell, poorly, out of sorts, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, brassed off, cheesed off,
Opposite: cheerful,

low adverb

• in or into a low position or state.
• "she pressed on, bent low to protect her face"
• in a low voice or at a low pitch.
• "we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean"
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie1.

lower the boom on

• treat or reprimand (someone) severely.
"the prosecutors lowered the boom on Scott, hitting him with a 24-year sentence"

lower the tone

• diminish the general spirit or moral character of a conversation, place, etc.
"trust you to lower the tone of the conversation"



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