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comparative of low.

Definitions

lower

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

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under, inferior adj.
let down; fall v.
reduce, minimize v.
belittle, disgrace v.

ADJECTIVE

under, inferior

Synonyms

STRONG

curtailed decreased diminished junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate

WEAK

bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under

Antonyms

STRONG

elevated important increased major superior

WEAK

higher

VERB

let down; fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depress drop reduce sink

STRONG

couch descend droop ground submerge

WEAK

bring low cast down demit detrude let down make lower push down set down take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise rise

WEAK

elevate heighten

VERB

reduce, minimize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down decrease depreciate devalue diminish downgrade knock off lessen pare scale down slash soften

STRONG

abate clip de-escalate decry deflate demote devaluate downsize moderate prune shave undervalue

WEAK

cut back mark down roll back tone down write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen prolong raise

WEAK

elevate heighten

VERB

belittle, disgrace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depress devalue downgrade

STRONG

abase condescend debase degrade deign demean humble humiliate stoop

WEAK

bemean cast down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

build up elevate enhance honor laud praise promote

WEAK

compliment

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Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate’s front-month contracts edged lower on reports of plans for diplomatic talks between Gulf states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Energy futures settled lower on Friday on the heels of a report calling for more demand destruction on the horizon.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“By Saturday, generally we’ll see temperatures on the coast right around the upper 70s, and then further inland, right around the mid-80s, even lower 80s,” Lewis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Defence barrister Andrew Ford KC suggested Irwin was accustomed to complying with his mother's wishes over many years, and was a man of lower than average intellectual functioning.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

They joined the song, and their voices, lower and deeper, made the earth shiver.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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