Sadako watched the sun lowering in the west and became blind.
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Lowering
/ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
Synonyms for "lowering" (272 found)
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Closest matches (55)
abatementabout to beabridgmentabusiveacheronianacheronticalleviationalready in sightapocalypticapproachingat handattenuationbadbalefulbanefulbeetlebeetle browedbeetle-browedbeetlingblack
Strong matches (81)
Noun(14 words)
decreasedecrease amountdecreasingdecrementdecrementingdescensusdiminishdiminishingdiminutiondipdowngradingdownward movementfadehoist
decrementdecrescencedecurrencedeductiondeepeningdeflationdegradationdegradingdejecteddemotiondenunciatorydepreciationdepressionderogatorydescentdetrusiondevaluationdiggingdiminishmentdiminution
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Related words (136)
ill-bodingill-fatedill-lightedill-litill-omenedill-starredimmediateimminentimpendentimpendingin danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinauspiciousincumbent
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instantintimidatingjust around the cornerjuttinglanguishmentlapseleadenlesseningletuploominglourlowerlurkingmarkdownmelancholymenacingminaciousminatoryminiaturizationminingmitigationmoodishmoodymopeymopingmopishmorosemumpishmurkynearnear at handnearingnose divenubilousof evil portentominouson the horizonovercastovercloudedoverhangingoverhungpendingplummetplummetingplungeportendingportentouspreparingprice cutprice fallprice reductionprobingprojectingprostitutionreductionrelaxationsagsaggingscaling downscowlingsimplicitysinistersinkagesinkingslashslumpsombersombernesssombresombroussombrousnessstormystygiansubmergencesubsidencesubtractionsulkysullensuperincumbentsurlyswagterroristicterrorizingthat will bethreateningthreatfulthrusting underto cometunnelingunfavorableunfortunateunluckyunpromisingunpropitiousuntowardupcomingwaitingweakening
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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19 entriesconcentration loweringcost loweringdegree of loweringdemand declinedownward gazeemission loweringhead bowheight reductionhoisting mechanismlevel dropnoise loweringpercentage loweringprice dropprice loweringrisk loweringtemperature drop
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Collocations
15 entriesdegree of loweringflag loweringlowering emissionslowering energy uselowering gazelowering mechanismlowering noise levelslowering of priceslowering of temperatureslowering priceslowering risklowering temperaturelowering temperatureslowering volumenoise lowering
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
24 total sentences available.
The government hopes that lowering its carbon emissions will set an example and that other countries will follow suit.
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The president wants to jump-start the sluggish economy by lowering taxes.
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Improvements could be made by cleaning the changing rooms, increasing the equipment, giving more flexible times and lowering the fees.
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