as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
his patrician parents were very slow to accept his lowborn wife
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Recent Examples of lowborn
Ser Luthor Largent is introduced as a lowborn knight and office on the City Watch.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Few spoke up for the man viewed by many as a lowborn upstart, but Cromwell, his faithful servant, was the exception, petitioning Henry at great risk to his own reputation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Often described as the lowborn son of a blacksmith, he was born around 1485 in Putney, a village west of the City of London.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Nor was there a payoff to the mounting tensions in capital city King’s Landing, where Rhaenyra’s lowborn advisor Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) has been sowing the seeds of rebellion among the common people.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Gawain, himself, is pissed that their lord father has been unseated as Hand by such a lowborn creature.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte.
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Question 1 Who are Jon Snow's parents? A. Ned Stark and Catelyn Stark
B. Ned Stark and a lowborn woman
C. Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen
D. Lyanna Stark and Robert Baratheon
Correct!
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2017
The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta tells the story of a ship captain’s daughter who falls in love with a lowborn sailor, against her father’s wishes.
—Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 17 May 2017
Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Few spoke up for the man viewed by many as a lowborn upstart, but Cromwell, his faithful servant, was the exception, petitioning Henry at great risk to his own reputation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Often described as the lowborn son of a blacksmith, he was born around 1485 in Putney, a village west of the City of London.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Nor was there a payoff to the mounting tensions in capital city King’s Landing, where Rhaenyra’s lowborn advisor Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) has been sowing the seeds of rebellion among the common people.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Gawain, himself, is pissed that their lord father has been unseated as Hand by such a lowborn creature.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte.
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Question 1 Who are Jon Snow's parents? A. Ned Stark and Catelyn Stark
B. Ned Stark and a lowborn woman
C. Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen
D. Lyanna Stark and Robert Baratheon
Correct!
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2017
The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta tells the story of a ship captain’s daughter who falls in love with a lowborn sailor, against her father’s wishes.
—Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowborn
Adjective
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Because of its moisture needs, it is best planted near a body of water, such as a pond or streambed, or in low, damp spots.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These humble movie moments have now become the foundation of a trending dinner party format.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2025
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The company remains true to the humble ethic of hard work and friendly customer service embodied by the founding family.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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O’Neal credits the playgrounds of his childhood with giving him instincts on the court and helping instill the resilience to endure what felt like an ignoble start to his career.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The janky but oddly addictive Friday the 13th: The Game goes offline for good at the end of the year — an ignoble but perhaps inevitable fate for an interactive slasher that’s been plagued by problems since its rocky launch in 2017.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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His rookie year ended with a rather disappointing negative-yardage effort in a lost to the lowly New York Jets.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Since arriving in Houston, Udoka has rapidly reshaped the Rockets’ culture and internal expectations, transforming them from a lowly franchise that had won just 22 games to a team with consecutive winning seasons.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Under that clause, only principal officers, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, or inferior officers under those principal officers, can set such policies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The court ruled 6-3 in finding that the task force members are inferior officers, whose appointment by the head of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Constitution's Appointments Clause.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Refrigerate unwashed, in plastic bag in refrigerator crisper drawer generally up to 7 days.—
Cathy Thomas,
Orange County Register,
1 Jan. 2025
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Another option to assess training intensity is to look at how the unwashed masses train: to sift through reams of data looking for the patterns and variables that predict the best race performances.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Nan’s rebellion was never loud or vulgar but always quietly confident and effortlessly elegant.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The comics were often dismissed as a vulgar form, but the bad joke of our superhero-movie culture is that most of it is a vulgarization of the comics.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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“Lowborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowborn. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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