Synonyms of lowered

lowered 1 of 3

adjective

as in bowed

directed down

she wouldn't look at me, preferring instead to just sit there with lowered eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowed
• downward
• down
• downcast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• upward
• elevated
• raised
• uplifted

lowered

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verb (1)

past tense of lower

1

as in threw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• dropped
• flattened
• depressed
• threw down
• toppled
• leveled
• sank
• struck down
• fumbled
• plopped
• floored
• knocked over
• submerged
• knocked down
• immersed
• bungled
• plunked down
• bobbled
• foozled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• lifted
• picked up

2

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell
• plunged
• dipped
• declined
• tumbled
• dropped
• plummeted
• decreased
• sank
• skidded
• descended
• dived
• crashed
• cratered
• diminished
• nose-dived
• subsided
• lessened
• retreated
• drooped
• died (down)
• dwindled
• moderated
• waned
• ebbed
• abated
• tapered off
• receded
• let up
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• rose
• mounted
• soared
• ascended
• arose
• increased
• built
• upped
• spiked
• expanded
• grew
• intensified
• enlarged
• accumulated
• swelled
• escalated
• waxed
• picked up
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• snowballed

3

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• eased
• diminished
• depleted
• lessened
• minimized
• slashed
• dwindled
• dented
• dropped
• downsized
• abated
• cut
• knocked down
• compressed
• downscaled
• shortened
• de-escalated
• trimmed
• shrank
• pared
• contracted
• curtailed
• constricted
• clipped
• modified
• cut down
• pruned
• docked
• condensed
• whittled
• cropped
• cut back
• truncated
• modulated
• retrenched
• nicked
• abbreviated
• deflated
• abridged
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• raised
• expanded
• augmented
• enlarged
• boosted
• amplified
• escalated
• swelled
• inflated
• extended
• lengthened
• prolonged
• dilated
• distended
• added (to)
• blew up
• elongated
• supplemented
• enhanced
• complemented
• intensified
• aggrandized
• heightened
• protracted
• redoubled

4

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• diminished
• subsided
• fell
• eased
• declined
• vanished
• shrank
• ebbed
• lessened
• tapered
• moderated
• receded
• dwindled
• dropped (off)
• relented
• waned
• weakened
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• fell away
• tapered off
• palled
• abated
• remitted
• evaporated
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• phased down
• de-escalated
• compressed
• contracted
• faded (away)
• constricted
• melted (away)
• alleviated
• slackened
• slowed (down)
• relaxed
• collapsed
• condensed
• frittered (away)
• petered (out)
• tailed (off)
• flagged
• gave out
• sank
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• built
• rose
• mounted
• expanded
• grew
• intensified
• soared
• enlarged
• accumulated
• swelled
• escalated
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• emerged
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

5

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• degraded
• shamed
• humbled
• rattled
• confused
• disgraced
• dishonored
• insulted
• cheapened
• diminished
• debased
• chastened
• demeaned
• sank
• abased
• criticized
• took down
• fouled
• smirched
• minimized
• ridiculed
• mortified
• detracted
• discounted
• depreciated
• disparaged
• disconcerted
• confounded
• flustered
• nonplussed
• fazed
• abashed
• belittled
• decried
• condemned
• discomfited
• discountenanced
• maligned
• castigated
• slandered
• wrote off
• defiled
• affronted
• denounced
• libeled
• defamed
• cried down
• censured
• put down
• damned
• execrated
• bad-mouthed
• reprehended
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• exalted
• cited
• recognized
• decorated
• cheered
• honored
• applauded
• praised
• boasted
• saluted
• celebrated
• hailed
• complimented
• acknowledged
• commended
• congratulated
• deified
• extolled
• canonized
• lauded
• touted
• acclaimed
• lifted
• feted
• eulogized
• raised
• highlighted
• aggrandized
• magnified
• promoted
• spotlighted
• boosted
• advanced
• played up
• enshrined
• upgraded
• enthroned
• dignified
• ennobled
• uplifted
• glorified
• idealized
• romanticized
• enskied

6

as in sank

to diminish the price or value of

over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• sank
• depressed
• attenuated
• downgraded
• devalued
• depreciated
• shrank
• devaluated
• cheapened
• wrote down
• marked down
• wrote off
• broke
• debased
• lessened
• underestimated
• dwindled
• moderated
• compressed
• demonetized
• undervalued
• contracted
• downsized
• deflated
• underrated
• underpriced
• abridged
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhanced
• upgraded
• appreciated
• inflated
• increased
• marked up
• added
• blew up
• raised
• overestimated
• expanded
• extended
• augmented
• enlarged
• heightened
• multiplied
• boosted
• swelled
• amplified
• overvalued
• escalated
• maximized
• compounded
• overrated
• upped
• bloated
• overpriced
• dilated
• ballooned
• aggrandized

lowered

3 of 3

verb (2)

variants also loured

past tense of lower

1

as in darkened

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• frowned
• stared
• glowered
• scowled
• glared
• raged
• gloomed
• threatened
• angered
• brooded
• steamed
• petted
• pouted
• sulked
• bristled
• intimidated
• fumed
• menaced
• stormed
• moped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• lightened
• cheered (up)
• perked (up)

2

as in glared

to look with anger or disapproval

the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glared
• scowled
• stared
• frowned
• gazed
• glowered
• gaped
• gloomed
• grimaced
• looked daggers
• sneered
• snarled
• sulked
• ogled
• growled
• pouted
• sniggered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiled
• grinned
• beamed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lowered

Adjective

That refusal to accept lowered expectations carried him to being Chairman of Nike’s Jordan Brand and leading the Portland Trail Blazers. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026

For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof. — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026

Supercharge your multiplier for more winnings and have a better chance at a win with a lowered projection. — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025

Even with lowered rents, The Grand’s residents aren’t staying long. — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025

This was highlighted by the fact that Psyche’s April 2024 message – beamed from a distance of 225 million kilometers – reached Earth at a lowered 25 megabits per second. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025

Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

Grocery chain Albertsons on Thursday lowered its 2026 fiscal outlook, citing pressure on its core grocery business and a pullback in consumer spending. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Some of the work is physically risky and will require crews being lowered in uspended scaffolds known as swing stages used by window cleaners. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Bank of America lowered its price target to $234 from $264 (still implying 69% upside from Wednesday's close) in a late June report, but said that Wingstop may grow alongside consumer wages. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Brussels has already lowered its storage mandate from 90% to 80%. — John Kerry, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Culture is the sum of what leadership tolerates, the behavior that goes uncorrected, the standard that gets quietly lowered, the accountability that never quite arrives. — Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

In one late-stage clinical trial, Merck found that Lipfendra lowered LDL cholesterol levels by up to 60% after 24 weeks. — Anne Thompson, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Over the course of about six months, the drug lowered cholesterol levels in adults with, or at risk of, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease—caused by the buildup of cholesterol plaques on artery walls—by up to 60 percent. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

The streamer has openly discussed undergoing cosmetic procedures, including livestreaming a recent rhinoplasty that some followers argue has actually lowered his own score by disrupting the very facial harmony he champions. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026