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English adjective: low | |||
| 1. | low less than normal in degree or intensity or amount | ||
| Samples | Low prices. The reservoir is low. | ||
| Similar | debased, degraded, depressed, devalued, down, low-level, reduced, rock-bottom | ||
| See also | inferior | ||
| Attribute | degree, grade, level | ||
| Antonyms | high | ||
| 2. | low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension | ||
| Samples | Low ceilings. Low clouds. Low hills. The sun is low. Low furniture. A low bow. | ||
| Similar | deep, flat-growing, ground-hugging, low-altitude, low-growing, low-level, low-lying, low-set, lowset, nether, squat, under, underslung | ||
| See also | down, inferior, little, short | ||
| Attribute | height, tallness | ||
| Antonyms | high | ||
| 3. | low very low in volume | ||
| Samples | A low murmur. The low-toned murmur of the surf. | ||
| Synonyms | low-toned | ||
| Similar | soft | ||
| Antonyms | loud | ||
| 4. | low unrefined in character | ||
| Samples | Low comedy. | ||
| Similar | unrefined | ||
| Antonyms | refined | ||
| 5. | low used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency | ||
| Synonyms | low-pitched | ||
| Similar | alto, baritone, bass, contrabass, contralto, deep, double-bass, throaty | ||
| Attribute | pitch | ||
| Antonyms | high-pitched, high | ||
| 6. | low of the most contemptible kind | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy | ||
| Similar | contemptible | ||
| Antonyms | estimable | ||
| 7. | low low or inferior in station or quality | ||
| Samples | A humble cottage. A lowly parish priest. A modest man of the people. Small beginnings. | ||
| Synonyms | humble, lowly, modest, small | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 8. | low no longer sufficient | ||
| Samples | Supplies are low. Our funds are depleted. | ||
| Synonyms | depleted | ||
| Similar | deficient, insufficient | ||
| Antonyms | sufficient | ||
| 9. | low subdued or brought low in condition or status | ||
| Samples | Brought low. A broken man. His broken spirit. | ||
| Synonyms | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated | ||
| Similar | humble | ||
| Antonyms | proud | ||
| 10. | low filled with melancholy and despondency | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited | ||
| Similar | dejected | ||
| Antonyms | elated | ||
English noun: low | |||
| 1. | low (state) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation | ||
| Samples | A low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow. | ||
| Synonyms | depression | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air mass | ||
| Part meronym | cyclone | ||
| 2. | Low (person) British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) | ||
| Synonyms | David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, Sir David Low | ||
| Instance hypernym | cartoonist | ||
| 3. | low (attribute) a low level or position or degree | ||
| Samples | The stock market fell to a new low. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
| Antonyms | high | ||
| 4. | low (artifact) the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving | ||
| Synonyms | first, first gear, low gear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gear, gear mechanism | ||
| Part meronym | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar | ||
English adverb: low | |||
| 1. | low in a low position; near the ground | ||
| Samples | The branches hung low. | ||
English verb: low | |||
| 1. | low (communication) make a low noise, characteristic of bovines | ||
| Synonyms | moo | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
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