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

Still, analysts warned that the coordinated action may prove no more durable than previous interventions unless Japan addresses the structural forces driving yen weakness.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The core challenge is agents' ability to exploit existing weaknesses at scale, necessitating improved governance and careful permission management.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of weakness

Noun

But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
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

Definition of grossness

Noun

In fact, the solar eclipse in Leo could shed light on everything from exhaustion and unconscious patterns to hidden resentments.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, a Turing prize winner, reflected on building early networks and the challenge of digital exhaustion.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 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

But markets are showing signs of fatigue, after absorbing this flood of debt in such a short time, S&P warned, pointing out that hyperscalers are now paying a higher premium compared with yields on risk-free bonds.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 July 2026
The economic difficulties, energy blackouts, Internet restrictions, and general wartime fatigue have pushed Putin’s approval ratings from around 80 percent at the beginning of the year to 66 percent in mid-July.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 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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