Synonyms of lowering

lowering 1 of 4

adjective

variants also louring

1

as in darkened

covered over by clouds

the lowering sky made us think twice about going to the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• hazy
• clouded
• heavy
• overcast
• overclouded
• cloudy
• beclouded
• dull
• dimmed
• blackened
• bleak
• hazed
• dim
• dusky
• misty
• obscured
• obscure
• dulled
• grey
• gray
• overshadowed
• murky
• darksome
• dark
• dismal
• black
• bedimmed
• sombre
• sullen
• somber
• sepulchral
• cheerless
• gloomy
• befogged
• funereal
• dreary
• glum
• desolate
• drear
• sunless

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• clear
• cloudless
• sunlit
• sunny
• dazzling
• brilliant
• lighted
• sunshiny
• radiant
• illuminated
• shiny
• lit
• lightened
• brightened
• illumined

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• clear
• cloudless
• sunlit
• sunny
• dazzling
• brilliant
• lighted
• sunshiny
• radiant
• illuminated
• shiny
• lit
• lightened
• brightened
• illumined

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2

as in stern

harsh and threatening in manner or appearance

we chose our next words carefully, mindful of the lowering expression on his face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stern
• grim
• fierce
• intimidating
• gruff
• forbidding
• hostile
• severe
• hardened
• determined
• bleak
• intent
• rough
• solemn
• dour
• steely
• fixed
• stark
• resolute
• dark
• somber
• austere
• stubborn
• flinty
• rugged
• ungentle
• cold
• serious
• rigid
• adamant
• stiff
• inimical
• unchangeable
• resolved
• steadfast
• bound
• unfriendly
• unflinching
• inhospitable
• unrelenting
• uncompromising
• purposeful
• unbending
• wilful
• unsympathetic
• firm
• obstinate
• black
• set
• melancholy
• immovable
• unyielding
• hard
• implacable
• inflexible
• obdurate
• immutable
• willful
• ironhanded
• surly
• sullen
• grave
• moody
• hardheaded
• sombre
• brooding
• gloomy
• sulky
• cheerless
• morose
• melancholic
• mulish
• staid
• joyless
• unsmiling
• weighty
• glum
• sober
• sobersided
• humorless
• self-willed

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• mild
• gentle
• benign
• soft
• easy
• soothing
• tender
• benignant
• meek
• quiet
• mellow
• bland
• nonintimidating
• pleasant
• sweet
• tranquil
• agreeable
• cheerful
• pleasing
• bright
• inviting
• happy
• glad
• sunny
• silly
• merry
• mirthful
• frivolous
• lighthearted
• playful
• goofy
• giddy
• flighty
• scatterbrained
• harebrained
• light-headed
• featherbrained

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• mild
• gentle
• benign
• soft
• easy
• soothing
• tender
• benignant
• meek
• quiet
• mellow
• bland
• nonintimidating
• pleasant
• sweet
• tranquil
• agreeable
• cheerful
• pleasing
• bright
• inviting
• happy
• glad
• sunny
• silly
• merry
• mirthful
• frivolous
• lighthearted
• playful
• goofy
• giddy
• flighty
• scatterbrained
• harebrained
• light-headed
• featherbrained

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lowering

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noun

as in decrease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• reduction
• diminution
• shrinkage
• decrement
• dip
• sag
• diminishment
• deflation
• slump
• drop
• deterioration
• degradation
• downturn
• falloff
• loss
• drop-off
• ebb
• abatement
• slip
• downtrend
• decline
• declination
• downgrade
• eclipse
• dark age
• devolution
• degeneration
• degeneracy
• downslide
• downfall
• spoiling
• sunset
• decadence
• fall
• decay
• disintegration
• nadir
• crumbling
• rotting
• lessening
• de-escalation
• declension
• decomposition
• dégringolade
• dissolution
• breakup
• descent
• depreciation
• debasement
• abasement
• destruction
• decimation
• ruin
• demolition
• havoc
• ruination
• demolishment
• desolation

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• development
• growth
• evolution
• advancement
• increase
• flowering
• restoration
• renewal
• addition
• raise
• revitalization
• enhancement
• gain
• increment
• boost
• augmentation
• flourishing
• rise
• blossoming
• supplement
• heightening
• accrual
• accretion
• ascent
• addendum
• upswing

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• development
• growth
• evolution
• advancement
• increase
• flowering
• restoration
• renewal
• addition
• raise
• revitalization
• enhancement
• gain
• increment
• boost
• augmentation
• flourishing
• rise
• blossoming
• supplement
• heightening
• accrual
• accretion
• ascent
• addendum
• upswing

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lowering

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verb (1)

present participle of lower

1

as in throwing

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• dropping
• flattening
• throwing down
• depressing
• toppling
• levelling
• leveling
• sinking
• fumbling
• striking down
• plopping
• knocking over
• submerging
• knocking down
• flooring
• immersing
• bungling
• plunking down
• plonking down
• bobbling
• foozling

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• raising
• lifting
• picking up

• raising
• lifting
• picking up

2

as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunging
• falling
• declining
• dipping
• tumbling
• dropping
• decreasing
• plummeting
• sinking
• descending
• skidding
• crashing
• diving
• diminishing
• cratering
• lessening
• nose-diving
• retreating
• subsiding
• moderating
• dying (down)
• drooping
• dwindling
• waning
• ebbing
• tapering off
• abating
• receding
• letting up
• de-escalating

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• rising
• lifting
• mounting
• ascending
• arising
• soaring
• increasing
• spiking
• growing
• upping
• expanding
• building
• enlarging
• swelling
• intensifying
• escalating
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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• rising
• lifting
• mounting
• ascending
• arising
• soaring
• increasing
• spiking
• growing
• upping
• expanding
• building
• enlarging
• swelling
• intensifying
• escalating
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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3

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• depleting
• minimizing
• easing
• lessening
• slashing
• denting
• dwindling
• downsizing
• cutting
• dropping
• compressing
• knocking down
• abating
• downscaling
• shortening
• shrinking
• de-escalating
• trimming
• curtailing
• paring
• contracting
• condensing
• modifying
• cutting down
• constricting
• clipping
• truncating
• modulating
• nicking
• whittling
• abridging
• cutting back
• abbreviating
• pruning
• retrenching
• cropping
• docking
• moderating
• deflating
• qualifying

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• increasing
• raising
• expanding
• augmenting
• enlarging
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• enhancing
• supplementing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

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• increasing
• raising
• expanding
• augmenting
• enlarging
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• enhancing
• supplementing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

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4

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• falling
• easing
• shrinking
• vanishing
• lessening
• moderating
• tapering
• ebbing
• weakening
• dwindling
• dropping (off)
• waning
• receding
• dying (away or down or out)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• relenting
• ratcheting (down)
• remitting
• evaporating
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• abating
• phasing down
• compressing
• palling
• de-escalating
• collapsing
• alleviating
• contracting
• condensing
• melting (away)
• constricting
• slackening
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• flagging
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

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• increasing
• rising
• growing
• expanding
• building
• mounting
• enlarging
• intensifying
• swelling
• escalating
• soaring
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• emerging
• appearing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• bourgeoning
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending

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• increasing
• rising
• growing
• expanding
• building
• mounting
• enlarging
• intensifying
• swelling
• escalating
• soaring
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• emerging
• appearing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• bourgeoning
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending

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5

as in discrediting

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discrediting
• humiliating
• degrading
• shaming
• embarrassing
• disgracing
• cheapening
• debasing
• rattling
• dishonoring
• insulting
• humbling
• diminishing
• confusing
• minimizing
• abasing
• sinking
• fouling
• taking down
• demeaning
• criticizing
• chastening
• ridiculing
• smirching
• discounting
• detracting
• disparaging
• disconcerting
• belittling
• depreciating
• mortifying
• decrying
• confounding
• maligning
• condemning
• slandering
• discountenancing
• discomfiting
• flustering
• writing off
• libelling
• castigating
• defaming
• crying down
• defiling
• fazing
• affronting
• nonplussing
• denouncing
• abashing
• libeling
• nonplusing
• putting down
• censuring
• bad-mouthing
• execrating
• damning
• reprehending
• reprobating

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• elevating
• exalting
• citing
• honoring
• celebrating
• praising
• recognizing
• cheering
• aggrandizing
• boasting
• extolling
• acknowledging
• saluting
• commending
• complimenting
• deifying
• decorating
• congratulating
• applauding
• hailing
• canonizing
• touting
• lauding
• acclaiming
• eulogizing
• raising
• highlighting
• lifting
• promoting
• advancing
• boosting
• spotlighting
• magnifying
• upgrading
• playing up
• glorifying
• enshrining
• feting
• fêting
• dignifying
• ennobling
• enthroning
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying

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• elevating
• exalting
• citing
• honoring
• celebrating
• praising
• recognizing
• cheering
• aggrandizing
• boasting
• extolling
• acknowledging
• saluting
• commending
• complimenting
• deifying
• decorating
• congratulating
• applauding
• hailing
• canonizing
• touting
• lauding
• acclaiming
• eulogizing
• raising
• highlighting
• lifting
• promoting
• advancing
• boosting
• spotlighting
• magnifying
• upgrading
• playing up
• glorifying
• enshrining
• feting
• fêting
• dignifying
• ennobling
• enthroning
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying

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6

as in sinking

to diminish the price or value of

over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• sinking
• attenuating
• depressing
• devaluing
• downgrading
• cheapening
• shrinking
• devaluating
• depreciating
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• breaking
• debasing
• lessening
• demonetizing
• compressing
• underestimating
• undervaluing
• moderating
• underrating
• dwindling
• contracting
• downsizing
• underpricing
• abridging
• deflating
• de-escalating

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• enhancing
• upgrading
• appreciating
• increasing
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• blowing up
• adding
• raising
• extending
• expanding
• maximizing
• augmenting
• overestimating
• boosting
• enlarging
• swelling
• multiplying
• escalating
• heightening
• amplifying
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• upping
• overrating
• overpricing
• ballooning
• aggrandizing

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• enhancing
• upgrading
• appreciating
• increasing
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• blowing up
• adding
• raising
• extending
• expanding
• maximizing
• augmenting
• overestimating
• boosting
• enlarging
• swelling
• multiplying
• escalating
• heightening
• amplifying
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• upping
• overrating
• overpricing
• ballooning
• aggrandizing

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lowering

4 of 4

verb (2)

variants also louring

present participle of lower

1

as in darkening

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkening
• staring
• glowering
• glaring
• frowning
• threatening
• glooming
• scowling
• steaming
• petting
• brooding
• raging
• intimidating
• sulking
• bristling
• angering
• pouting
• storming
• moping
• menacing
• fuming

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• brightening
• lightening
• cheering (up)
• perking (up)

• brightening
• lightening
• cheering (up)
• perking (up)

2

as in scowling

to look with anger or disapproval

the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowling
• glaring
• staring
• frowning
• glowering
• staring daggers
• gazing
• looking daggers
• snarling
• glooming
• grimacing
• gaping
• ogling
• growling
• sulking
• sneering
• pouting
• sniggering

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• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming