Synonyms of lowering

lowering 1 of 4

adjective

ˈlau̇-(ə-)riŋ 

variants also louring

1

as in hazy

covered over by clouds

the lowering sky made us think twice about going to the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hazy
• darkened
• clouded
• misty
• heavy
• gray
• murky
• overcast
• overclouded
• dull
• cloudy
• dark
• bleak
• beclouded
• blackened
• dimmed
• obscured
• dim
• black
• hazed
• dusky
• obscure
• dulled
• overshadowed
• darksome
• dismal
• bedimmed
• sullen
• somber
• sepulchral
• cheerless
• gloomy
• befogged
• funereal
• desolate
• dreary
• glum
• drear
• sunless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• cloudless
• sunlit
• sunny
• dazzling
• brilliant
• sunshiny
• radiant
• illuminated
• shiny
• lit
• lightened
• brightened
• illumined

2

as in stern

harsh and threatening in manner or appearance

we chose our next words carefully, mindful of the lowering expression on his face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stern
• intimidating
• gruff
• fierce
• forbidding
• grim
• rugged
• severe
• hostile
• rough
• bleak
• hardened
• stark
• cold
• dour
• steely
• stubborn
• dark
• austere
• flinty
• ungentle
• somber
• solemn
• fixed
• intent
• black
• determined
• inimical
• stiff
• bound
• steadfast
• adamant
• resolved
• rigid
• resolute
• serious
• unfriendly
• unflinching
• inhospitable
• unrelenting
• uncompromising
• purposeful
• unbending
• firm
• unsympathetic
• set
• obstinate
• moody
• willful
• unchangeable
• immovable
• unyielding
• hard
• implacable
• inflexible
• obdurate
• immutable
• ironhanded
• surly
• melancholy
• sullen
• grave
• hardheaded
• brooding
• gloomy
• sulky
• cheerless
• morose
• melancholic
• mulish
• staid
• joyless
• unsmiling
• sober
• weighty
• glum
• sobersided
• humorless
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mild
• gentle
• benign
• soft
• easy
• soothing
• tender
• benignant
• meek
• quiet
• mellow
• bland
• nonintimidating
• pleasant
• sweet
• tranquil
• agreeable
• cheerful
• pleasing
• bright
• inviting
• happy
• glad
• sunny
• silly
• merry
• mirthful
• frivolous
• lighthearted
• playful
• goofy
• giddy
• flighty
• scatterbrained
• harebrained
• light-headed
• featherbrained

lowering

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noun

as in decrease

Related Words

• decrease
• reduction
• diminution
• shrinkage
• decrement
• dip
• sag
• diminishment
• deflation
• slump
• drop
• deterioration
• degradation
• downturn
• falloff
• loss
• drop-off
• ebb
• abatement
• slip
• downtrend
• decline
• declination
• downgrade
• eclipse
• dark age
• devolution
• degeneration
• degeneracy
• downslide
• downfall
• spoiling
• sunset
• decadence
• fall
• decay
• disintegration
• nadir
• crumbling
• rotting
• lessening
• de-escalation
• declension
• decomposition
• dégringolade
• dissolution
• breakup
• descent
• depreciation
• debasement
• abasement
• destruction
• decimation
• ruin
• demolition
• havoc
• ruination
• demolishment
• desolation

Dissimilar Words

• development
• growth
• evolution
• advancement
• increase
• flowering
• restoration
• renewal
• addition
• raise
• revitalization
• enhancement
• gain
• increment
• boost
• augmentation
• flourishing
• rise
• blossoming
• supplement
• heightening
• accrual
• accretion
• ascent
• addendum
• upswing

lowering

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verb (1)

present participle of lower

1

as in throwing

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• dropping
• flattening
• throwing down
• depressing
• toppling
• leveling
• sinking
• fumbling
• striking down
• plopping
• knocking over
• submerging
• knocking down
• flooring
• immersing
• bungling
• plunking down
• bobbling
• foozling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• lifting
• picking up

2

as in plunging

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

• plunging
• falling
• declining
• dipping
• tumbling
• dropping
• decreasing
• plummeting
• sinking
• descending
• skidding
• crashing
• diving
• diminishing
• cratering
• lessening
• nose-diving
• retreating
• subsiding
• moderating
• dying (down)
• drooping
• dwindling
• waning
• ebbing
• tapering off
• abating
• receding
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• lifting
• mounting
• ascending
• arising
• increasing
• soaring
• growing
• expanding
• building
• spiking
• upping
• swelling
• enlarging
• intensifying
• escalating
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• picking up
• mushrooming
• waxing
• snowballing
• ballooning

3

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• depleting
• minimizing
• easing
• lessening
• slashing
• denting
• dwindling
• downsizing
• cutting
• dropping
• compressing
• knocking down
• abating
• downscaling
• shortening
• shrinking
• de-escalating
• trimming
• curtailing
• paring
• contracting
• condensing
• modifying
• cutting down
• constricting
• clipping
• truncating
• modulating
• nicking
• whittling
• abridging
• cutting back
• abbreviating
• pruning
• retrenching
• cropping
• docking
• moderating
• deflating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• raising
• expanding
• augmenting
• enlarging
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• enhancing
• supplementing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

4

as in decreasing

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

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• falling
• easing
• shrinking
• vanishing
• lessening
• moderating
• tapering
• ebbing
• weakening
• dwindling
• dropping (off)
• waning
• receding
• dying (away or down or out)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• relenting
• ratcheting (down)
• remitting
• evaporating
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• abating
• phasing down
• compressing
• palling
• de-escalating
• collapsing
• alleviating
• contracting
• condensing
• melting (away)
• constricting
• slackening
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• flagging
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• rising
• growing
• expanding
• building
• mounting
• swelling
• enlarging
• intensifying
• soaring
• escalating
• accumulating
• burgeoning
• emerging
• picking up
• appearing
• mushrooming
• waxing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

5

as in humiliating

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

• humiliating
• discrediting
• degrading
• embarrassing
• shaming
• disgracing
• debasing
• cheapening
• rattling
• dishonoring
• insulting
• diminishing
• humbling
• confusing
• minimizing
• sinking
• abasing
• fouling
• taking down
• demeaning
• criticizing
• chastening
• ridiculing
• discounting
• detracting
• smirching
• disparaging
• disconcerting
• belittling
• depreciating
• mortifying
• decrying
• confounding
• condemning
• maligning
• slandering
• discountenancing
• writing off
• discomfiting
• flustering
• castigating
• defaming
• defiling
• fazing
• affronting
• denouncing
• nonplussing
• libeling
• abashing
• crying down
• putting down
• censuring
• bad-mouthing
• damning
• execrating
• reprehending
• reprobating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevating
• exalting
• citing
• honoring
• celebrating
• praising
• recognizing
• cheering
• aggrandizing
• boasting
• extolling
• saluting
• acknowledging
• commending
• complimenting
• deifying
• decorating
• congratulating
• applauding
• hailing
• canonizing
• touting
• lauding
• acclaiming
• eulogizing
• raising
• highlighting
• lifting
• promoting
• advancing
• boosting
• spotlighting
• magnifying
• upgrading
• playing up
• glorifying
• enshrining
• feting
• dignifying
• ennobling
• enthroning
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying

6

as in sinking

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• sinking
• attenuating
• depressing
• devaluing
• downgrading
• cheapening
• shrinking
• devaluating
• depreciating
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• breaking
• debasing
• lessening
• demonetizing
• compressing
• underestimating
• undervaluing
• moderating
• underrating
• dwindling
• contracting
• downsizing
• underpricing
• abridging
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancing
• upgrading
• appreciating
• increasing
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• blowing up
• adding
• raising
• extending
• expanding
• maximizing
• augmenting
• overestimating
• boosting
• enlarging
• swelling
• multiplying
• escalating
• heightening
• amplifying
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• upping
• overrating
• overpricing
• ballooning
• aggrandizing

lowering

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verb (2)

variants also louring

present participle of lower

1

as in darkening

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkening
• frowning
• staring
• glowering
• raging
• scowling
• glooming
• glaring
• threatening
• steaming
• brooding
• petting
• angering
• pouting
• intimidating
• sulking
• bristling
• moping
• menacing
• fuming
• storming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightening
• lightening
• cheering (up)
• perking (up)

2

as in staring

to look with anger or disapproval

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staring
• glaring
• scowling
• frowning
• gazing
• glowering
• looking daggers
• glooming
• gaping
• ogling
• grimacing
• snarling
• sneering
• sulking
• pouting
• growling
• sniggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lowering

Noun

Big sales were needed, and a lowering of the squad-cost base was also necessary. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

There are also quality of life improvements such as the lowering of the turn-signal volume (which didn't bother me, but was the first negative thing my wife said about the R2). — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

This Editorial Board has long advocated for an overall lowering of taxes across the board. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 July 2026

Other research has shown the popular drugs might reduce heart disease and breast cancer that may be related to the weight loss, or a lowering of inflammation. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 18 June 2026

That includes Germany’s temporary lowering of fuel taxes, which runs through June 30. — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

However, most others require a lowering of expectations and full use of something almost all humans lack — patience. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Part of the lowering of the times is about improvements in training, nutrition and technique. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

There was also a significant lowering in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for those aged 60 or older. — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

Despite Villa reaching their zenith under Emery in May, there was a growing argument to undergo a stable transitional phase, providing youthful impetus and appearing proactive, rather than reactive, in lowering the age of the squad. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Move the person to a cooler place, try lowering their temperature with cooler clothes or a cool bath, and don't give the person additional liquid to drink. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Only by conditioning incremental cooperation on tangible evidence that North Korea is effectively lowering the risks of conflict can China convert its economic advantages into substantive regional influence. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Harvard Health’s Mindscape notes the rhythmic pattern helps regulate the nervous system, lowering heart rate and blood pressure while increasing focus. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

This aerodynamic effect allows the unit to generate far higher propulsive force relative to its physical surface area, directly lowering fuel usage and engine emissions. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

The purchase, however, took months to pull together, with the sellers even lowering their asking price and giving Vercellino and Mapes time to make the transaction work. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

This was accomplished in part by lowering operating costs — meaning the business of detaining people is becoming cheaper — and because of more people being put in detention. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

Putting a larger down payment toward a home purchase reduces your mortgage loan amount, lowering your monthly payments and total interest costs. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026