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lowered
verb (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of lowered (Entry 2 of 3)
- workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place
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- plopped,
- plunked down
- (or plonked down)
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- prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased
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- accumulated,
- ballooned,
- built,
- burgeoned
- (also bourgeoned),
- enlarged,
- escalated,
- expanded,
- grew,
- increased,
- intensified,
- mushroomed,
- picked up,
- snowballed,
- swelled,
- waxed
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- decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable
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- the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance
Synonyms for lowered
- abated,
- declined,
- decreased,
- de-escalated,
- died (away or down or out),
- diminished,
- drained (away),
- dropped (off),
- dwindled,
- eased,
- ebbed,
- fell,
- fell away,
- lessened,
- let up,
- moderated,
- palled,
- phased down,
- ratcheted (down)
- also racheted (down),
- receded,
- relented,
- remitted,
- shrank
- (or shrunk),
- subsided,
- tapered,
- tapered off,
- waned
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- accumulated,
- ballooned,
- built,
- burgeoned
- (also bourgeoned),
- enlarged,
- escalated,
- expanded,
- grew,
- increased,
- intensified,
- mounted,
- mushroomed,
- picked up,
- rose,
- snowballed,
- soared,
- swelled,
- waxed
- how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
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- abashed,
- confounded,
- confused,
- discomfited,
- disconcerted,
- discountenanced,
- embarrassed,
- fazed,
- flustered,
- mortified,
- nonplussed
- (also nonplused),
- rattled
Near Antonyms for lowered
- acclaimed,
- applauded,
- boasted,
- celebrated,
- cheered,
- cited,
- commended,
- complimented,
- congratulated,
- decorated,
- eulogized,
- extolled,
- feted
- (or fêted),
- hailed,
- honored,
- lauded,
- praised,
- saluted,
- touted
- highlighted,
- played up,
- spotlighted
- (or spotlit)
Antonyms for lowered
- over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power
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- attenuated,
- broke,
- cheapened,
- depreciated,
- depressed,
- devaluated,
- devalued,
- downgraded,
- marked down,
- reduced,
- sank
- (or sunk),
- wrote down,
- wrote off
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lowered
verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of lowered (Entry 3 of 3)
- the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm
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- the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her
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“Lowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowered. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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