low-set

ADJECTIVE

low

Synonyms

STRONGEST

below depressed flat little small

STRONG

bottom crouched deep inferior junior level lowering minor prostrate shallow squat stunted subsided sunken

WEAK

beneath bottommost decumbent ground-level lesser low-hanging low-lying nether not high profound rock-bottom squatty subjacent under unelevated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big enormous huge immense important large raised

WEAK

above cheerful decent elevated gay happy healthy high honest honorable increased moral prominent respectable rich strong tall upright well

Example Sentences

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In the corridor stood a tall stranger, slightly hunched, with the low-set brim of his hat hiding most of his face.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

Many chose to descend its steep face backward, clinging to a low-set chain link.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2019

The damaging effects are very broad, including short stature, low-set ears, heart defects, nonworking ovaries, and learning deficits.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2013

At poolside, two sharp, low-set triangles—one yellow, one blue—are used as sun chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2013

I can still see his tiny low-set ears and that pointed stub of a chin, a meaty appendage that looked like it was added as a mere afterthought.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

low-set

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