LOW-LEVEL Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

low-level

adjective

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Recent Examples of low-level Ruthless, uncompromising, and increasingly feared, Tony rises from low-level criminal to one of Miami’s most powerful cocaine kingpins. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Worse, the su binary—the code that provides the command-line interface allowing users with low-level system rights to temporarily gain administrator-level access—is set to grant root without any authentication. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 She has been detained by federal immigration authorities for more than 12 weeks following her arrest in Miami and the dismissal of a low-level charge against her. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Among the various green commitments and innovations of note, all of Explora’s ships are RINA Dolphin-certified for their low-level of underwater noise emissions, which helps preserve marine life. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-level

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Adjective

Despite those lower court rulings, the practice has continued nationally, said Gregory Chen, the senior director of government relations for the Immigration Lawyers Association.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.

— Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024

Definition of lower

Adjective

Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Some fans and analysts pointed out that the news release looked petty.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of petty

Adjective

Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.

— Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.

— Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023

Definition of lesser

Adjective

Johnson frequently uses his saxophone to control a sampler or drum machine, triggering changes in loops and effects, but the technology is ultimately subordinate to physical expression.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
If true, then the wearer wasn’t a man named Pilate, but a subordinate or enslaved person under his oversight who used the ring as a wax or clay seal for various materials and documents.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of subordinate

Adjective

The junior tailback had only four touches in Georgia’s opener — and scored touchdowns on three of them.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Give junior employees a real business challenge, the necessary context, access to AI and the autonomy to explore different solutions.

— Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of junior

Adjective

On defense, Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward combine to form a menacing secondary, while Laiatu Latu continues to show flashes off the edge.

— Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The safety room overall has plenty of continuity from last season, as does the secondary as a whole.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary

Adjective

Ayari returned to Fabian Hurzeler’s midfield alongside Pascal Gross in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Leeds United, having missed the 4-3 defeat at Chelsea with a minor injury.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
All co-defendants are accused of failing to protect a minor and negligence.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

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