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Synonyms & Antonyms of lowering
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- the lowering sky made us think twice about going to the park
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- we chose our next words carefully, mindful of the lowering expression on his face
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- fixed,
- hard,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inflexible,
- ironhanded,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- rigid,
- self-willed,
- set,
- stiff,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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lowering
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of lowering (Entry 2 of 4)
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- abatement,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- de-escalation,
- deflation,
- diminishment,
- diminution,
- dip,
- downslide,
- downtrend,
- downturn,
- drop,
- drop-off,
- falloff,
- loss,
- reduction,
- sag,
- shrinkage,
- slip,
- slump
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lowering
verb (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of lowering (Entry 3 of 4)
- workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place
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- prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased
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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
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- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- ratcheting (down)
- also racheting (down),
- receding,
- relenting,
- remitting,
- shrinking,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off,
- waning
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- how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
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- abashing,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- discomfiting,
- disconcerting,
- discountenancing,
- embarrassing,
- fazing,
- flustering,
- mortifying,
- nonplussing
- (also nonplusing),
- rattling
- belittling,
- castigating,
- criticizing,
- crying down,
- decrying,
- depreciating,
- detracting,
- diminishing,
- discounting,
- disparaging,
- minimizing,
- putting down,
- ridiculing,
- writing off
- bad-mouthing,
- defaming,
- defiling,
- libeling
- (or libelling),
- maligning,
- slandering
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- over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power
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lowering
verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of lowering (Entry 4 of 4)
- 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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“Lowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowering. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of lowering was in the 15th century
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