Synonyms of lowers

lowers 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lower

1

as in throws

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throws
• drops
• depresses
• flattens
• throws down
• topples
• levels
• sinks
• floors
• plops
• strikes down
• submerges
• fumbles
• immerses
• knocks over
• knocks down
• bungles
• plunks down
• bobbles
• foozles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• lifts
• picks up

2

as in plunges

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

• plunges
• falls
• dips
• declines
• tumbles
• drops
• plummets
• decreases
• descends
• sinks
• skids
• diminishes
• crashes
• lessens
• dives
• nose-dives
• subsides
• droops
• dies (down)
• dwindles
• wanes
• craters
• retreats
• tapers off
• abates
• moderates
• ebbs
• recedes
• lets up
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• lifts
• ups
• ascends
• increases
• soars
• mounts
• spikes
• grows
• builds
• expands
• enlarges
• intensifies
• accumulates
• mushrooms
• swells
• waxes
• escalates
• picks up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• balloons

3

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• decreases
• depletes
• diminishes
• eases
• lessens
• minimizes
• dwindles
• downsizes
• abates
• drops
• compresses
• slashes
• shortens
• dents
• cuts
• knocks down
• downscales
• shrinks
• curtails
• constricts
• de-escalates
• condenses
• pares
• truncates
• whittles
• modulates
• abridges
• abbreviates
• modifies
• crops
• retrenches
• trims
• deflates
• cuts down
• contracts
• prunes
• clips
• cuts back
• docks
• nicks
• qualifies
• moderates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• raises
• expands
• augments
• enlarges
• boosts
• amplifies
• escalates
• extends
• inflates
• dilates
• prolongs
• lengthens
• swells
• enhances
• elongates
• adds (to)
• complements
• heightens
• blows up
• intensifies
• aggrandizes
• distends
• supplements
• protracts
• redoubles

4

as in decreases

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

• decreases
• diminishes
• subsides
• eases
• falls
• declines
• shrinks
• vanishes
• lessens
• weakens
• tapers
• ebbs
• recedes
• wanes
• dwindles
• tapers off
• moderates
• dies (away or down or out)
• relents
• drops (off)
• drains (away)
• falls away
• palls
• remits
• abates
• evaporates
• ratchets (down)
• rachets (down)
• phases down
• compresses
• lets up
• constricts
• de-escalates
• relaxes
• collapses
• condenses
• alleviates
• slackens
• slows (down)
• tails (off)
• fades (away)
• melts (away)
• contracts
• peters (out)
• gives out
• fritters (away)
• deflates
• sinks
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• rises
• grows
• builds
• expands
• enlarges
• intensifies
• accumulates
• soars
• escalates
• mounts
• swells
• mushrooms
• appears
• emerges
• waxes
• picks up
• lengthens
• shows up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• elongates
• balloons
• blows up
• distends

5

as in humiliates

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

• humiliates
• discredits
• degrades
• embarrasses
• humbles
• confuses
• shames
• debases
• demeans
• dishonors
• diminishes
• disgraces
• cheapens
• rattles
• abases
• chastens
• minimizes
• criticizes
• insults
• ridicules
• takes down
• sinks
• detracts
• belittles
• fouls
• disparages
• mortifies
• depreciates
• disconcerts
• confounds
• decries
• smirches
• maligns
• discounts
• discomfits
• flusters
• defames
• fazes
• defiles
• condemns
• castigates
• denounces
• discountenances
• slanders
• writes off
• libels
• affronts
• nonpluses
• abashes
• bad-mouths
• damns
• cries down
• censures
• puts down
• execrates
• reprehends
• reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• exalts
• cites
• boasts
• recognizes
• celebrates
• decorates
• commends
• aggrandizes
• acknowledges
• hails
• applauds
• deifies
• extols
• cheers
• salutes
• praises
• congratulates
• lauds
• touts
• honors
• canonizes
• compliments
• eulogizes
• acclaims
• highlights
• promotes
• raises
• magnifies
• fetes
• lifts
• boosts
• spotlights
• ennobles
• advances
• enshrines
• dignifies
• glorifies
• uplifts
• enthrones
• plays up
• upgrades
• idealizes
• romanticizes
• enskies

6

as in depresses

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• depresses
• attenuates
• devalues
• sinks
• shrinks
• depreciates
• cheapens
• devaluates
• downgrades
• marks down
• writes down
• writes off
• breaks
• debases
• lessens
• underestimates
• undervalues
• compresses
• underrates
• deflates
• dwindles
• abridges
• downsizes
• underprices
• moderates
• demonetizes
• contracts
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhances
• appreciates
• inflates
• upgrades
• increases
• adds
• extends
• overestimates
• raises
• marks up
• expands
• blows up
• augments
• maximizes
• heightens
• bloats
• overvalues
• enlarges
• boosts
• amplifies
• multiplies
• ups
• dilates
• escalates
• swells
• compounds
• overrates
• overprices
• aggrandizes
• balloons

lowers

2 of 3

verb (2)

variants also lours

present tense third-person singular of lower

1

as in darkens

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkens
• frowns
• glowers
• stares
• rages
• scowls
• threatens
• angers
• glares
• glooms
• steams
• broods
• intimidates
• pouts
• sulks
• bristles
• pets
• fumes
• menaces
• mopes
• storms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lightens
• brightens
• cheers (up)
• perks (up)

2

as in glares

to look with anger or disapproval

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glares
• scowls
• frowns
• stares
• glowers
• gazes
• looks daggers
• ogles
• gapes
• glooms
• grimaces
• snarls
• sneers
• sulks
• pouts
• growls
• sniggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• beams
• grins

lowers

3 of 3

noun

variants also lours

plural of lower

as in frowns

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

he turned to see the scornful lower on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frowns
• grimaces
• scowls
• mows
• pouts
• looks
• smirks
• mouths
• faces
• winces
• moues
• growls
• flinches
• snarls
• sneers
• stares
• snoots
• glares
• scoffs
• simpers
• glowers
• mugs
• squinches
• rictuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• laughs
• grins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lowers

Verb

The Fed typically raises its benchmark for interest rates across the country to help tame inflation and lowers it to stimulate the job market. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Maintenance lowers the risk, but a protection plan is designed to help with the costs when something unexpected happens. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Sometimes, Willett and others pull out a beam and open a big hole, and a fireman lowers himself down inside. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Pooling customers’ demand for one process increases utilization, spreads capital recovery across more productive hours and lowers the conversion cost of every part. — Dhanush Bakthavatchalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Music calms our heart rate, lowers our skin conductivity and gets our cortisol levels—the stress hormone—in check. — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Removing specific trees helps crowded stands grow better and lowers wildfire risks, according to DEEP officials. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Republicans have emphasized manufacturing revival, domestic energy production, deregulation that lowers barriers to building and hiring, and private investment that creates jobs. — Shaun McCutcheon, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

This fluid interaction lowers oil viscosity, making thick liquids thin enough to flow through narrow pores. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

As a result, there is a positive feedback loop whereby more assets produce more data and services, cheaper access to space lowers barriers, and those services drive further technological advancements in terrestrial businesses. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Take cuttings for propagation by removing 4- to 6-inch-long stems and removing the lowers leaves. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026

Can Phillies fans and wannabe Nola buy-lowers take heart in the improving Stuff+ numbers? — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Access to capable hardware lowers barriers, speeds iteration, and enables real-world testing beyond simulations, accelerating progress in embodied AI, especially in manipulation and applied robotics. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026

With each additional child, the risk of ovarian cancer lowers. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026

The threshold for a Democratic contender lowers, though, if Calvert or Kim starts to pull away. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026

In the winter, warmer air sits above the valley level and colder air lowers to the valley floor, creating a lid that traps the fog, frequently for days or weeks. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026

Garage cabinets are very similar to kitchen cabinets as there are uppers and lowers or units with several tall cabinets in a row. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026