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Adjective low has 11 senses
  1. low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"
    Antonyms:
    less, lower, low, high, advanced, broad, full, exalted, flooding, in flood, overflowing, swollen, graduate, postgraduate, great, higher, last, utmost, soaring
    Antonym: superior (indirect, via inferior)
    Antonym: superior (indirect, via inferior)
  2. low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
    Antonyms:
    junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate, low, high, altitudinous, commanding, dominating, overlooking, eminent, lofty, soaring, towering, high-level, high-stepped, high-stepping, high-top, high-topped, steep, upper
    Antonym: senior (indirect, via junior)
    Antonym: senior (indirect, via junior)
  3. low, low-toned - very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
    Antonyms: lower, low, low-toned
    Antonym: side (indirect, via top, bottom)
    Antonym: top (indirect, via bottom, side)
    Antonym: loud (indirect, via soft)
    Antonym: side (indirect, via top, bottom)
    Antonym: top (indirect, via bottom, side)
    Antonym: loud (indirect, via soft)
  4. low - unrefined in character; "low comedy"
    Antonyms:
    chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether, 11 senses of low , low
    Antonym: supernal (indirect, via infernal)
    Antonym: refined (indirect, via unrefined)
    Antonym: supernal (indirect, via infernal)
    Antonym: refined (indirect, via unrefined)
  5. low, low-pitched - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
    Antonyms: low, low-pitched, high, high-pitched, adenoidal, pinched, nasal, altissimo, countertenor, alto, falsetto, peaky, spiky, piping, piercing, shrill, sharp, screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing, soprano, treble, sopranino, tenor, shrilling
  6. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
    Antonyms: abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
    Antonym: estimable (indirect, via contemptible)
    Antonym: estimable (indirect, via contemptible)
  7. humble, low, lowly, modest, small - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
    Antonyms: humble, low, lowly, modest, small
    Antonym: superior (indirect, via inferior)
    Antonym: superior (indirect, via inferior)
  8. depleted, low - no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
    Antonyms: depleted, low
    Antonym: sufficient (indirect, via insufficient)
    Antonym: sufficient (indirect, via insufficient)
  9. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
    Antonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
    Antonym: proud (indirect, via humble)
    Antonym: proud (indirect, via humble)
  10. blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited - low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
    Antonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
    Antonym: elated (indirect, via dejected)
    Antonym: elated (indirect, via dejected)
  11. first, low - being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
    Antonyms: first, low
    Antonym: reverse (indirect, via forward)
    Antonym: reverse (indirect, via forward)
Noun lower has 1 sense
  1. lower berth, lower - the lower of two berths
    --1 is a kind of berth, bunk, built in bed
    Derived forms: verb lower3, verb lower1
Verb lower has 5 senses
  1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Antonyms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
    Derived forms: noun lower1, noun lowering2
    Sample sentence:
    They lower the bags on the table
  2. lower, lour - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
    --2 is one way to devalue
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. lower, depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
    --3 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived forms: noun lower1, noun lowering1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. turn down, lower, lour - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
    --4 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun lowering1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. frown, glower, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
    --5 is one way to grimace, make a face, pull a face
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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