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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
Rice cakes, while low in fat, are also low in most other nutrients and may have less fiber than similar snacking options like crackers.
The decision partially upheld a lower-court decision to remove Walker from the ballot, but it reversed that court’s decision to keep Hawkins on.
At low temperatures, most atoms align, magnetizing the material.
The Commerce Department defines Opportunity Zones as low-income census tracts “where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.”
It also says it will keep rates low until inflation averages 2% over an unspecified period.
The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.
Fleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms.
“He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.
Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.
The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
In pneumonia chlorids are constantly very low, and in some cases are absent entirely.
Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, "You don't happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?"
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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