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low-lying

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Synonyms & Antonyms of low-lying

having relatively little height

the low-lying hills blocked our view of the sea only a little bit

Synonyms for low-lying

little,
low,
low-slung,
sawed-off,
short

Words Related to low-lying

dwarf,
dwarfish

compact,
petite,
slight

diminutive,
half-pint,
pint-size
(or pint-sized),
pocket,
pocket-size
(also pocket-sized),
pygmy,
small,
smallish

bantam,
bitty,
dinky,
mini,
miniature,
minimized,
minute,
puny,
teeny,
teeny-weeny,
tiny,
undersized
(also undersize),
wee

dumpy,
flat,
scrubby,
squat,
squatty,
stubby,
stumpy,
stunted

Near Antonyms for low-lying

elevated,
lifted,
raised,
uplifted,
upswept

high-rise,
statuesque

gangling,
gangly,
lanky,
rangy

big,
bulky,
hefty,
hulking,
large,
largish,
outsize
(also outsized),
oversize
(or oversized),
sizable
(or sizeable),
voluminous

Antonyms for low-lying

altitudinous,
high,
lofty,
tall,
towering

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“Low-lying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-lying. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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The first known use of low-lying was in 1712

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