Lower

/ˈləʊ.ə/

Synonyms for "lower" (453 found)

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Closest matches (91)

Verb(15 words)

depress drop reduce basal becomebring downcheapened cheapens cools crouched cut decreasedecrease concentrationdecrease volumedecremented

abase abash abated ablated abridge adumbrate apprehend approach attenuated await batedbe imminentbe in storebear downbeat downbelittle belittled bludgeon bode bore

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break brewbring downbring lowbulldoze bump burrow bustcast downcavecave incheapen clip colorcome oncomminate common compress condescend confront consumed contracted couch countersink croak crop crush curtail curtailed cutcut backcut downcut offcut pricesdamp dampendampen the spiritsdarken darkle dash de-escalate debase decline decrease decreased

Noun(8 words)

base cabinetsbase sherdbase the databowdecrease in concentrationdecrease outputdecreases decreasing

Adverb(1 words)

below

Adjective(2 words)

bottom surfacecool example

Strong matches (136)

Noun(18 words)

decrements descendent descendingdiminished potential energydiscounting discounts downgrades downscale downstatedrastically reduceddroopingdrop in pricesdrops ducking flatfrench diminuerhalvesheight drop

decry deduct deepen deflate deflated degrade deign deject delve demean demeaning demit demote denounce deplume depreciate depress descend detrude devaluate

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devalue digdig outdike dim diminish diminished disadvantaged discount discourage discredit disgrace disgrade dishearten dispirit displume dissipated dive down downbear downgradedraw neardraw nighdraw ondredge drill drive droop drop dropped dumpdump ondusk earlier eroded excavate face fallfall in pricefallen flopflop downflumpflump downflush forebode forewarn forthcome founder frown furrow gathergive wayglare gloam gloom gloominess glower gnarlgo downgougegouge outgrimace groovegrow darkgrow dimgrowl grubhang overhaul downhave a premonitionhave a presentiment

Verb(23 words)

degraded degrades deigns demote demoteddepress pricesdepresses descend descended devalueddiminish costsdiminished discounted downgrade downgraded downward fallfall offfrownget down

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get lowerglowerground level

Adjective(2 words)

depressed depressing

Adverb(1 words)

downwards

Related words (226)

hover humble humiliate impendin the shadeindent inferiorinfra digintimidatejew downjuniorknit the browknock downlapse less lessen lesserlet downlie overlong face

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look blacklook daggerslook sullenlook threateningloom lowlower caselower the spiritslowered lowering lowest lowlymake a lipmake a mouemantle markmark downmenace mine miniaturized minimized minor minuscule moderate modest modify modulate moue mow near nethernose divenose-dive oppress ordinary overhang overwhelm pare peer plopplop downplummet plump plunge portend pout preapprehendpress downprostitute pullpull downpush downput downquarry quieten redden reduce reduced retrench retrenchedroll backsadden sag sap scalescale downscaled-down scoopscoop outscowl scrabble scrape scratchsecond ranksecond stringsecondary servile setset downsettlesettle downshame shave shorn shorten shorter shovel shrunk shrunken simplify sinksink downslash slouch slumpslump downsmall smaller snap snarl soften somber somberness sombrousness spade spit starestep downstoopstrip of ranksub subaltern subjacent subject submerge subordinate subservient subside swag taketake downtake fromthird rankthird stringthreatenthrust downtone downtrench trimtrip uptroughtune downtunnelturn downunder underprivileged underprize underrate undervalueutter threats againstvitiate vulgar warnwatered downwatered-down weakenedweigh heavy uponweigh uponworn worsenwrite downwrite offwry face

Adjective(9 words)

humblestlow levellower energy statelowlier mutedsmaller numbersmaller numeric contentsubordinate cultureunerect

Noun(16 words)

humbling lessening lessielower berthlowering ritelowery minimizingminimum amountreduce academic inarticulacyreducing sagssignificantly lowersunsetthe lesstrimming trims

Verb(25 words)

inferior classlessen lesserlet downlourlow lyinglower rankminify minimize minimized minimizes mitigatingreduce environmental outputreduced reduces relegate sank shrink smallersubordinate group

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subsided subsiding sunktake downturn down

Adverb(2 words)

less communal resourcesless community garden

Determiner(1 words)

more bottom-surface

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

25 entries

alter berthbuilt in bedbunk changechange in statuschange positioncomparative adjectivedecrease devalue displace grimace lessenmake a faceminify modify

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More specific

21 entries

academic demotioncost reductionflag loweringlower costlower incidencelower income grouplower levellower middle classlower risklower shelflower surfacelower temperaturelower tierposition downgradeprice reductionrank downgrade

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Collocations

10 entries

lower backlower boundlower caselower interest rateslower levellower limitlower priceslower risklower temperatureslower volume

Inflections

4 entries

lowered lowering lowers lowest

Derivations

5 entries

lowerable lowering loweringly lowly lowness

Antonyms

1 entries

upper

similar

1 entries

bottom

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I won't lower myself to his level.

Source: tatoeba (2044)

Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.

Source: tatoeba (18463)

The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.

Source: tatoeba (19066)

We hope to lower the tariff.

Source: tatoeba (20819)

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