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low
adjective as in close to the ground; short
Strong matches
bottom, crouched, deep, inferior, junior, level, lowering, minor, prostrate, shallow, squat, stunted, subsided, sunken
Weak matches
beneath, bottommost, decumbent, ground-level, lesser, low-hanging, low-lying, low-set, nether, not high, profound, rock-bottom, squatty, subjacent, under, unelevated
adjective as in reduced; mediocre
Strongest matches
cheap, deficient, inadequate, insignificant, little, meager, moderate, modest, nominal, paltry, poor, reasonable, small, sparse
Weak matches
cut-rate, economical, inexpensive, low-grade, marked down, puny, second-rate, substandard, uncostly, worthless
adjective as in crude, vulgar
Strongest match
Weak matches
abject, coarse, contemptible, crass, crumby, dastardly, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, ill-bred, inelegant, miserable, nasty, obscene, off-color, rude, scrubby, scruffy, servile, sordid, unbecoming, uncouth, undignified, unrefined, unworthy, vile, woebegone, woeful, wretched
adjective as in living in, coming from poor circumstances
adjective as in depressed
Weak matches
crestfallen, despondent, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downhearted, fed up, forlorn, gloomy, glum, in the pits, miserable, morose, sad, singing the blues, spiritless, unhappy
adjective as in not feeling well
Example Sentences
"Get Low was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary," the Meta boss explained on his own platform Instagram.
It comes after the government instructed the Low Pay Commission, which recommends minimum wage rates, to include the cost of living in its calculations.
That "Low IQ" claim is a favorite, unsubtle dog whistle Trump often applies to Black people, following his lifelong obsession with the racist pseudoscience of eugenics.
The National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage are both set by the Department for Business and Trade every year on the advice of independent group, the Low Pay Commission, external.
Low pay, lack of career advancement, long hours and unsafe working conditions may deter people from staying in the industry.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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