Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lower
3 of 5 senses of lower
Sense 1
lower, take down let down get down bring down
=> reef
=> depress
=> dip
=> incline
Sense 2
lower, lour
=> derate
Sense 5
frown, glower, lower
=> scowl
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lower
3 of 5 senses of lower
Sense 1
lower, take down let down get down bring down
=> reef
=> depress
=> dip
=> incline
Sense 2
lower, lour
=> derate
Sense 5
frown, glower, lower
=> scowl
Entailment of verb lower
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lower
5 senses of lower
Sense 1
lower, take down let down get down bring down
=> move displace
Sense 2
lower, lour
=> devalue
Sense 3
lower, depress
=> change, alter
Sense 4
turn down lower, lour
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 5
frown, glower, lower
=> grimace, make a face, pull a face
Familiarity of verb lower
lower used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lower
Sense 1
lower, take down let down get down bring down
=> move displace
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Sense 2
lower, lour
=> devalue
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Sense 3
lower, depress
=> change, alter
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Sense 4
turn down lower, lour
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 5
frown, glower, lower
=> grimace, make a face, pull a face
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Grep of noun lower
alpine sunflower
american pasqueflower
american twinflower
apetalous flower
artificial flower
balloon flower
basket flower
bellflower
bellower
blanket flower
blood flower
blower
blue cardinal flower
butterflower
butterfly flower
camp follower
canarybird flower
captain horatio hornblower
cardinal flower
carrion flower
cauliflower
cheeseflower
chiggerflower
chilean flameflower
chimney bellflower
christmas flower
clustered bellflower
common sunflower
compass flower
coneflower
corkscrew flower
cornflower
creeping bellflower
crepe flower
cuckoo flower
cuckooflower
cupflower
cushion flower
cutleaved coneflower
dayflower
desert sunflower
eastern pasque flower
european pasqueflower
evening trumpet flower
everlasting flower
fennel flower
fiesta flower
fingerflower
fire-swallower
flame flower
flameflower
flamingo flower
flower
foamflower
follower
gand flower
garland flower
giant sunflower
gillyflower
glassblower
globe flower
globeflower
glower
guinea-hen flower
guinea flower
hand blower
helmet flower
helmetflower
honeyflower
horatio hornblower
jerusalem artichoke sunflower
leather flower
long-head coneflower
lower
lower-case letter
lower-normandy
lower berth
lower bound
lower california
lower cannon
lower carboniferous
lower carboniferous period
lower case
lower class
lower court
lower criticism
lower deck
lower jaw
lower jawbone
lower limit
lower mantle
lower peninsula
lower rank
lower respiratory infection
lower respiratory tract
lower respiratory tract smear
lower saxony
lower status
lowerclassman
lowering
lyreflower
marsh bellflower
maximilian's sunflower
mayflower
mexican sunflower
mistflower
moccasin flower
moonflower
narrow-leaved flame flower
nepal trumpet flower
nettle-leaved bellflower
new flower
nutmeg flower
old maid flower
paper flower
paradise flower
pasque flower
pasqueflower
passionflower
peacock flower
pincushion flower
pinwheel flower
plower
prairie coneflower
prairie sunflower
proboscis flower
rampion bellflower
ray flower
redbird flower
safflower
satin flower
scarlet musk flower
shadflower
shellflower
showy sunflower
siberian wall flower
snail flower
snailflower
snow blower
snowdrop windflower
spathe flower
spider flower
spiderflower
spoonflower
spreading bellflower
starfish flower
starflower
strawflower
sunflower
swamp sunflower
swanflower
tailflower
tall bellflower
tall cupflower
tall sunflower
tassel flower
tickseed sunflower
tongueflower
treasure flower
trumpet flower
tussock bellflower
twinflower
velvet flower
wallflower
wandflower
water gillyflower
waxflower
western pasqueflower
western wall flower
wild flower
wildflower
windflower
wonder flower
woolly sunflower
Overview of noun lower
The noun lower has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lower berth, lower -- (the lower of two berths)
Overview of verb lower
The verb lower has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (16) lower, take down let down get down bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position)
2. (6) lower, lour -- (set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations")
3. (3) lower, depress -- (cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir")
4. (1) turn down lower, lour -- (make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio")
5. frown, glower, lower -- (wrinkle one's forehead in a sign of disapproval)
Overview of adj lower
The adj lower has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (0) lower -- (the bottom one of two "he chose the lower number")
2. (5) less lower -- ((usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself")
3. (2) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")
4. chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether -- (of the underworld; "nether regions")
Overview of adj low
The adj low has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (58) low -- (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low")
2. (23) low -- (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow")
3. (11) low low-toned -- (very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf")
4. (6) low -- (unrefined in character; "low comedy")
5. (4) low low-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)
6. (3) abject, low low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy -- (of the most contemptible kind "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick")
7. humble, low lowly, modest, small -- (low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings")
8. depleted, low -- (no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted")
9. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low -- (subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit")
10. blue, depressed, dispirited, down downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low low-spirited -- (low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted")
11. first low -- (being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills")
Antonyms of adj lower
4 senses of lower
Sense 1
lower
INDIRECT (VIA top bottom) -> side
INDIRECT (VIA bottom, side) -> top
Sense 2
less lower
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 3
junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
INDIRECT (VIA junior) -> senior
Sense 4
chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether
INDIRECT (VIA infernal) -> supernal
Antonyms of adj low
11 senses of low
Sense 1
low (vs. high)
high (vs. low)
=> advanced
=> broad(postnominal), full(postnominal)
=> climactic, climactical, peak(postnominal)
=> exalted
=> flooding, in flood(prenominal), overflowing, swollen
=> graduate(postnominal), postgraduate
=> great
=> higher(postnominal)
=> higher(postnominal)
=> last utmost
=> soaring
Sense 2
low (vs. high)
high (vs. low)
=> altitudinous
=> commanding, dominating, overlooking
=> eminent, lofty, soaring, towering
=> high-level
=> high-stepped, high-stepping
=> high-top, high-topped
=> steep
=> upper
Sense 3
low low-toned
INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud
Sense 4
low
INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined
Sense 5
low (vs. high), low-pitched
high (vs. low), high-pitched
=> adenoidal, pinched, nasal
=> altissimo
=> alto
=> countertenor, alto
=> falsetto
=> peaky, spiky
=> piping
=> piercing, shrill, sharp
=> screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
=> soprano, treble
=> sopranino
=> tenor
=> tenor
=> shrilling(postnominal)
Sense 6
abject, low low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
INDIRECT (VIA contemptible) -> estimable
Sense 7
humble, low lowly, modest, small
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 8
depleted, low
INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient
Sense 9
broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
INDIRECT (VIA humble) -> proud
Sense 10
blue, depressed, dispirited, down(prenominal), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low low-spirited
INDIRECT (VIA dejected) -> elated
Sense 11
first low
INDIRECT (VIA forward) -> reverse
Similarity of adj lower
4 senses of lower
Sense 1
lower
=> bottom(postnominal) (vs. side) (vs. top)
Sense 2
less lower
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 3
junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
=> junior (vs. senior)
Sense 4
chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether
=> infernal (vs. supernal)
Similarity of adj low
11 senses of low
Sense 1
low (vs. high)
=> debased, devalued, degraded
=> depressed, down(prenominal)
=> low-level
=> poor
=> reduced, rock-bottom
Also See-> inferior#1
Sense 2
low (vs. high)
=> deep
=> low-level
=> low-lying
=> lowset, low-set
=> nether, under
=> squat, underslung
Also See-> down#1; inferior#1; short#3
Sense 3
low low-toned
=> soft (vs. loud)
Sense 4
low
=> unrefined (vs. refined)
Sense 5
low (vs. high), low-pitched
=> alto, contralto
=> baritone
=> bass, deep
=> contrabass, double-bass
=> throaty
Sense 6
abject, low low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
=> contemptible (vs. estimable)
Sense 7
humble, low lowly, modest, small
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 8
depleted, low
=> insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient
Sense 9
broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
=> humble (vs. proud)
Sense 10
blue, depressed, dispirited, down(prenominal), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low low-spirited
=> dejected (vs. elated)
Sense 11
first low
=> forward (vs. reverse)
Attributes of adj lower
Attributes of adj low
3 of 11 senses of low
Sense 1
low (vs. high)
=> degree, grade, level
Sense 2
low (vs. high)
=> height, tallness
Sense 5
low (vs. high), low-pitched
=> pitch
Familiarity of adj lower
lower used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Familiarity of adj low
low used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11)
Grep of adj lower
lower
lower-class
lower-middle-class
lower-ranking
lowercase
lowered
lowering
lowermost
upper-lower-class
Grep of adj low
aglow
blow-by-blow
brownish-yellow
callow
canary-yellow
fallow
fellow
hail-fellow
hollow
laid low
low
low-backed
low-beam
low-cal
low-ceilinged
low-class
low-cost
low-cut
low-density
low-down
low-grade
low-key
low-keyed
low-level
low-lying
low-necked
low-pitched
low-powered
low-pressure
low-priced
low-resolution
low-rise
low-set
low-spirited
low-sudsing
low-tech
low-tension
low-toned
low-voltage
lowborn
lowbred
lowbrow
lowbrowed
lower
lower-class
lower-middle-class
lower-ranking
lowercase
lowered
lowering
lowermost
lowest
lowland
lowly
lowset
mellow
sallow
shallow
slow
yellow
Overview of noun lower
The noun lower has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lower berth, lower -- (the lower of two berths)
Overview of verb lower
The verb lower has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (16) lower, take down let down get down bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position)
2. (6) lower, lour -- (set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations")
3. (3) lower, depress -- (cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir")
4. (1) turn down lower, lour -- (make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio")
5. frown, glower, lower -- (wrinkle one's forehead in a sign of disapproval)
Overview of adj lower
The adj lower has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (0) lower -- (the bottom one of two "he chose the lower number")
2. (5) less lower -- ((usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself")
3. (2) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")
4. chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether -- (of the underworld; "nether regions")
Overview of adj low
The adj low has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (58) low -- (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low")
2. (23) low -- (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow")
3. (11) low low-toned -- (very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf")
4. (6) low -- (unrefined in character; "low comedy")
5. (4) low low-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)
6. (3) abject, low low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy -- (of the most contemptible kind "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick")
7. humble, low lowly, modest, small -- (low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings")
8. depleted, low -- (no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted")
9. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low -- (subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit")
10. blue, depressed, dispirited, down downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low low-spirited -- (low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted")
11. first low -- (being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills")
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