LOWNESS Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

lowness

noun

Definition of lowness

as in rudeness

the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the shameless lowness of the comedian's humor is something movie fans either love or hate

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as in weakness

the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor her lingering illness reduced her to a state of lowness she had never known before

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Recent Examples of lowness That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of rudeness

Noun

Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
Symptoms can include arm or leg pain, numbness, weakness and tingling, and Mayo Clinic advises calling a doctor if pain in the neck or back spreads to an arm or leg.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of weakness

Noun

All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.

— Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of grossness

Noun

Punch was abandoned by his mother after his birth a year ago Sunday, presumably because of exhaustion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Rescue teams must also reach the victim and remove them from the water quickly, particularly when exhaustion, cold or rough conditions could make survival more difficult.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhaustion

Noun

According to the company, the platform delivers high critical-dimension uniformity, low line-edge roughness, and a large process window across an entire wafer.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
It’s formulated with key ingredients such as Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to smooth out the skin’s texture, including roughness and crow’s feet.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026

Definition of roughness

Noun

The fever and the less intense strain often presents as a headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea, and fatigue.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Subscription fatigue is real and only getting worse; according to a 2023 Harvard Business School study, nearly 75% of consumer-facing companies offer some form of subscription service.

— Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of fatigue

Noun

This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men.

— Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.

— Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of commonness

Noun

As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026

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