low Synonyms
Another word for low
• adjective (Context 1)
Of less than average height from top to bottom or Situated near the ground, floor, or base; not high or tall.
"A short stone wall separated the cottage garden from the country lane."
• adjective (Context 2)
Below average in amount, extent, intensity, degree, or value; small or depleted.
"The reservoir water levels remained dangerously small throughout the summer drought."
• noun (Context 3)
A low point, level, figure, or period of minimum value or achievement.
"Unemployment in the region dropped to a record nadir this quarter."
• adjective (Context 4)
Of a sound or voice, deep in musical pitch or quiet and restrained in volume.
"They spoke in quiet voices so they would not disturb the other readers in the library."
• adverb (Context 5)
In or toward a position or level near the ground, floor, or bottom; not high.
"The swallows were flying down over the meadow just before the rain began."
• adverb (Context 6)
Quietly, softly, or at a deep musical pitch; also, to a small or depleted degree.
"With supplies running quietly, the expedition team decided to return to base camp."
• adjective (Context 7)
Depressed, dejected, or lacking in energy, morale, or vitality.
"She felt rather depressed for several days after recovering from the flu."
• noun (Context 8)
In meteorology, an area of low atmospheric pressure, typically associated with clouds, wind, and precipitation.
"A deep Atlantic depression is expected to bring heavy rain across the coast tomorrow."
• adjective (Context 9)
Unfavorable in opinion, inferior in rank or quality, or morally base and dishonorable.
"The critic held a decidedly unfavorable opinion of the director's latest film."
• verb (Context 10)
To make the characteristic deep, resonant sound of cattle (to moo).
"The cows lowed impatiently by the barn gate waiting to be milked."
• noun (Context 11)
The deep, resonant sound made by cattle; a moo.
"The moo of the cattle echoed softly across the pasture at dusk."
Opposites of low
The opposite of low shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: