Synonyms of lower

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adjective

1

as in less

having not so great importance or rank as another

a lower position in the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• less
• lesser
• smaller
• small
• subordinate
• junior
• minor
• inferior
• secondary
• little
• petty
• associate
• auxiliary
• second-class
• mean
• subsidiary
• minute
• jerkwater
• one-horse
• second-rate
• two-bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• higher
• more
• greater
• major
• primary
• superior
• senior
• prime
• superordinate
• exceptional
• first-class
• choice
• first-rate

2

as in lowest

situated lower down

this book goes on the lower shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowest
• nether
• inferior
• underlying
• nethermost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• higher
• upper
• superior
• highest
• uppermost
• overhead
• overhanging

lower

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verb (1)

1

as in to throw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• drop
• depress
• flatten
• throw down
• level
• floor
• topple
• strike down
• sink
• knock down
• plunk down
• knock over
• plop
• fumble
• submerge
• immerse
• bungle
• bobble
• foozle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• lift
• pick up

2

as in to decline

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

• decline
• fall
• dip
• plunge
• tumble
• drop
• decrease
• plummet
• sink
• descend
• skid
• dive
• crash
• diminish
• die (down)
• moderate
• lessen
• crater
• nose-dive
• subside
• taper off
• retreat
• droop
• ebb
• dwindle
• wane
• abate
• recede
• let up
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• ascend
• increase
• mount
• arise
• spike
• soar
• up
• build
• grow
• expand
• intensify
• enlarge
• accumulate
• swell
• escalate
• wax
• pick up
• mushroom
• snowball
• balloon
• burgeon
• bourgeon

3

as in to reduce

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• decrease
• diminish
• deplete
• ease
• minimize
• lessen
• dent
• slash
• cut
• downsize
• dwindle
• drop
• knock down
• abate
• downscale
• compress
• shorten
• shrink
• trim
• cut down
• de-escalate
• cut back
• pare
• curtail
• dock
• truncate
• constrict
• moderate
• contract
• crop
• modify
• condense
• whittle
• modulate
• clip
• abridge
• retrench
• nick
• prune
• abbreviate
• deflate
• qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• raise
• expand
• augment
• boost
• enlarge
• amplify
• escalate
• extend
• swell
• inflate
• prolong
• add (to)
• lengthen
• blow up
• elongate
• dilate
• enhance
• supplement
• complement
• aggrandize
• intensify
• heighten
• distend
• protract
• redouble

4

as in to decrease

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

• decrease
• diminish
• subside
• decline
• ease
• fall
• shrink
• moderate
• vanish
• lessen
• die (away or down or out)
• ebb
• taper
• fall away
• drain (away)
• taper off
• drop (off)
• weaken
• recede
• dwindle
• pall
• wane
• phase down
• ratchet (down)
• rachet (down)
• remit
• relent
• let up
• abate
• evaporate
• slow (down)
• tail (off)
• fade (away)
• compress
• de-escalate
• alleviate
• collapse
• constrict
• contract
• condense
• melt (away)
• relax
• slacken
• peter (out)
• give out
• fritter (away)
• sink
• flag
• cave (in)
• deflate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• rise
• build
• expand
• grow
• intensify
• enlarge
• accumulate
• mount
• swell
• escalate
• soar
• wax
• appear
• pick up
• mushroom
• snowball
• balloon
• emerge
• show up
• burgeon
• bourgeon
• lengthen
• elongate
• blow up
• distend

5

as in to humiliate

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

• humiliate
• discredit
• embarrass
• humble
• degrade
• shame
• confuse
• disgrace
• dishonor
• cheapen
• insult
• take down
• demean
• debase
• rattle
• abase
• diminish
• minimize
• sink
• foul
• chasten
• criticize
• detract
• smirch
• discount
• ridicule
• disconcert
• disparage
• confound
• depreciate
• mortify
• belittle
• write off
• faze
• libel
• cry down
• malign
• affront
• decry
• put down
• discomfit
• discountenance
• fluster
• defame
• slander
• condemn
• defile
• abash
• castigate
• damn
• nonplus
• censure
• denounce
• bad-mouth
• execrate
• reprobate
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevate
• exalt
• honor
• aggrandize
• celebrate
• cheer
• decorate
• recognize
• boast
• compliment
• cite
• praise
• salute
• congratulate
• commend
• hail
• acknowledge
• applaud
• deify
• tout
• extol
• canonize
• laud
• raise
• highlight
• acclaim
• extoll
• lift
• eulogize
• promote
• boost
• play up
• advance
• magnify
• uplift
• spotlight
• upgrade
• glorify
• ennoble
• enshrine
• fete
• dignify
• enthrone
• fête
• idealize
• romanticize
• ensky

6

as in to depress

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• depress
• sink
• attenuate
• downgrade
• shrink
• devalue
• cheapen
• devaluate
• mark down
• write down
• depreciate
• write off
• break
• moderate
• debase
• lessen
• underestimate
• undervalue
• compress
• underrate
• underprice
• downsize
• dwindle
• demonetize
• deflate
• contract
• abridge
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhance
• appreciate
• upgrade
• mark up
• increase
• inflate
• blow up
• add
• overestimate
• raise
• maximize
• extend
• expand
• augment
• boost
• heighten
• enlarge
• bloat
• swell
• multiply
• amplify
• escalate
• compound
• up
• dilate
• overrate
• overvalue
• overprice
• aggrandize
• balloon

lower

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verb (2)

variants also lour

1

as in to darken

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darken
• gloom
• glare
• stare
• glower
• frown
• threaten
• steam
• anger
• pet
• brood
• intimidate
• menace
• rage
• bristle
• scowl
• sulk
• storm
• fume
• pout
• mope

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lighten
• brighten
• cheer (up)
• perk (up)

2

as in to glare

to look with anger or disapproval

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glare
• scowl
• frown
• stare
• gloom
• glower
• stare daggers
• gaze
• snarl
• look daggers
• grimace
• gape
• growl
• sulk
• ogle
• sneer
• snigger
• pout

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beam
• smile
• grin

lower

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noun

variants also lour

as in frown

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

he turned to see the scornful lower on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frown
• scowl
• grimace
• mouth
• face
• mow
• smirk
• moue
• pout
• mug
• look
• stare
• snarl
• growl
• sneer
• glare
• snoot
• wince
• flinch
• glower
• squinch
• rictus
• simper
• scoff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin