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low
Synonyms and Antonyms of low
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being near the equator
semitropical (also semitropic), subtropical (also subtropic)
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belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
complex, complicated, intricate, involved, sophisticated
full-blown, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripened
civilized, cultivated, enlightened, refined
contemporary, current, latest, mod, modern, modernistic, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, space-age, state-of-the-art, supermodern, ultramodern, up-to-date
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belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
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feeling unhappiness
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
aggrieved, distressed, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, worried
disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
dolorous, lachrymose, lugubrious, plaintive, tearful
agonized, anguished, grieving, wailing, weeping
black, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, elegiac (also elegiacal), funereal, gray (also grey), morbid, morose, murky, saturnine, somber (or sombre), sullen
ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, overjoyed, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical)
blithe, blithesome, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, lightsome, merry, mirthful
hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine
animated, bouncing, energetic, frisky, jaunty, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
content, gratified, pleased, satisfied
beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling
boon, carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned
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having a low musical pitch or range
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having relatively little height
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lacking bodily strength
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lacking in refinement or good taste
coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
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not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
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not loud in pitch or volume
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costing little
affordable, bargain-basement, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, chintzy, cut-price [chiefly British], cut-rate, dime-store, dirt cheap, el cheapo, inexpensive, low-end, popular, reasonable
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of, relating to, or located at the bottom
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not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous
enlarged, expanded, supplemented
abounding, overflowing, teeming
big, considerable, hefty, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super
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no longer living
bitten the dust
Synonym Discussion of low
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- base motives
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- refused to listen to such low talk
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- a vile remark
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