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
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
And lo, the high-low concept was born: a club that would give its members permission to dip into deeply lowbrow territory, and then count upon the next choice to hoist us out of the muck.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Who says the eyebrow and the lowbrow don’t mix?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
His social media posts appear in ALL CAPS accompanied by lowbrow nicknames, perceived as a Trump hallmark.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
And lo, the high-low concept was born: a club that would give its members permission to dip into deeply lowbrow territory, and then count upon the next choice to hoist us out of the muck.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
Noun
Highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in-between, Shudder’s marathon birthday party from 2025 should be remembered like an axe to the forehead.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Who says the eyebrow and the lowbrow don’t mix?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowbrow
Adjective
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Although the Ripken card launched many conspiracy theories as to whether the inclusion of its vulgar phrase was truly a mistake or a Fleer marketing ploy, there is a long history of errors making it through quality control in sports card production.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The joke swap during last year's Christmas episode went to some particularly jaw-dropping places after Che made Jost read a vulgar joke about Johansson.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Often, the art created out of activism is productive and instructional, rather than crass or shocking, Duarte said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Dec. 2025
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Unable to project solemn grief, conservatives went with spectacle and crass remarks.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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People at work have made rude comments pertaining to my hearing.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Though Jackson acknowledged that those time crunches can be stressful, being rude isn't the way to go.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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During pregnancy, common reasons for seeking care include early labor, bleeding, changes in fetal movement, or high blood pressure.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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These are common occurrences on the Las Vegas Convention Center’s show floor during CES, which wrapped on Friday.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The sibling filmmaking duo spent most of the 2010s making a colossal two-part movie adaptation of King’s 1,138-page horror opus about a shapeshifting clown who terrorizes the small town of Derry, Maine.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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The woman dressed as a spooky ringmaster while her husband played the part of a creepy clown.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, Jenkins notes that ingrown hairs and experiencing coarser hair growth can become a factor.—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2026
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Furthermore, the fine sand particles were dispersed and replaced by coarser sand particles, which covered the nest site.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The second instalment in the franchise is the fifth highest Indian grosser of all time.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, the salary does come in behind the median gross annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK which, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, sits at £39,039 ($52,419) a year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Lowbrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowbrow. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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