as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
at office gatherings his lowbrow humor often embarrassed his coworkers
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as in philistine
a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture
the town's lowbrows think that the school's music program is a complete waste of taxpayers' money
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Recent Examples of lowbrow
Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The song is a cheeky touch, but also a nod to Daryle’s milieu: a lowbrow America of swamp tours, chain motels, and motorcycle shops.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Tobe Hooper’s 1974 slasher masterpiece embraced its lowbrow status with its matter-of-fact title and unapologetic gore, likely seen by many as a cheap attempt to ride shock value into a quick box office gold mine.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2024
To go and see the theater one day, and then go to a Disney park, one is highbrow and one is lowbrow and that’s elitist.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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Adjective
While no single moment led to Housewives breaking away from lowbrow connotations to widespread acclaim, everyone can agree that RHOA played a crucial part in the evolution.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The song is a cheeky touch, but also a nod to Daryle’s milieu: a lowbrow America of swamp tours, chain motels, and motorcycle shops.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Tobe Hooper’s 1974 slasher masterpiece embraced its lowbrow status with its matter-of-fact title and unapologetic gore, likely seen by many as a cheap attempt to ride shock value into a quick box office gold mine.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2024
To go and see the theater one day, and then go to a Disney park, one is highbrow and one is lowbrow and that’s elitist.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowbrow
Adjective
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Gilliam is not contesting states' rights to ban profane, sexualized or vulgar plates.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two Beal City high schoolers received thousands of vulgar text messages from an unknown sender for months.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Edwards, along with protesting comrade Tom Hopper (Raife Hastings) and crass CIA contractor Jules Landry (Luke Hemsworth) join a secret CIA unit fighting terrorism in Europe.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This question becomes thornier once Dorotea visits Rocca in prison, finding her rude and abrasive though not irrational.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Are people getting ruder these days?—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Incidentally, clients often ask me about situations involving a common phrase like this, wondering whether such a common term can be protected by a single person.—
Jess Collen,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Guest rooms are streamlined and crisp, while common areas are outfitted with plush leather seating around a roaring fireplace.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These include aeter, whose recent tape imagines himself as a clown.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
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The amazing thing is that this clown show Rube Goldberg machine isn't just something that is on paper.—
Chuck Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Accomplished in a bedroom with orange shag carpet and with a crude recording system, Springsteen confronted the dark side of the American dream, as ghosts from his past were catching up to him too quickly for mentor Jon Landau to help beat them back.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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There is nothing crude about the sculpture.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This lightweight oil disappears into hair on contact, softening coarse strands, detangling knots, and taming frizz.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Previous research has shown that unlike ripples on Earth, which shift constantly under the influence of wind and water, Martian megaripples consist of fine sand beneath a layer of coarse grains.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The eight-film adaptation went on to gross more than $7 billion globally, eventually yielding a Broadway sequel and the prequel franchise Fantastic Beasts.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Although Eternals was not well-received by critics or Marvel fans, the film managed to gross $402 million at the worldwide box office in 2021.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Lowbrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowbrow. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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