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noun

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
Adjective
From books to movies to, yes, even podcasts, the hosts recommend both high- and lowbrow choices. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 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
Noun
Who says the eyebrow and the lowbrow don’t mix? Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lowbrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowbrow
Adjective
  • The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In interviews, Candy, who struggled with his weight for much of his life, had to deal with the press making rude comments about his size.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This question becomes thornier once Dorotea visits Rocca in prison, finding her rude and abrasive though not irrational.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Eggs, fish and a healthy dose of vegetables are also common threads throughout the menu.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While the film wasn't a hit with critics or audiences, Gaga nonetheless had some eye-popping looks on the press tour, sporting bold red hair and clown-like attire to evoke the comic chaos of her character.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump is mentioned again on Page 156 of the birthday book document in a photo and a handwritten caption with a crude joke allegedly penned by Joel Pashcow, who the Wall Street Journal reports is a long-time Mar-a-Lago member.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The data also shows that the Reliance refinery gets nearly half its crude oil from Russia.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Terms of service change often, logging is limited and controls can be coarse and generalized.
    Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Leave the texture of the graham crackers at a coarse crush.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Most executives can recite their gross margin, customer acquisition cost and debt-to-equity ratio without glancing at a dashboard.
    Heather Yerrid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The first is being able to cover a $1,000 emergency expense; second is having no high-interests debt (excluding a mortgage); followed by not buying designer goods and building wealth quietly; and lastly is the ability to save around 15 percent of gross income.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Lowbrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowbrow. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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