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Search "low" in: lowEntry Word: low Function: adjective Meaning: 1 being near the equator <we took a cruise to the low northern latitudes> Synonyms equatorial, tropical Near Antonyms temperate Antonyms polar 2 belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development <once considered the latest thing, electric typewriters now look like low technology indeed> — see primitive 1 3 belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank <people, both high and low, have been worshipping in this cathedral for centuries> — see ignoble 1 4 feeling unhappiness <I was feeling low, and wanted to do something exciting to cheer myself up> — see sad 1 5 having a low musical pitch or range <the tubaʼs low notes made the floor vibrate> — see deep 2 6 having relatively little height <the low hedge surrounding the garden wasnʼt meant to keep anything out, just to look pretty> — see short 1 7 lacking bodily strength <the week-long bout of chicken pox laid her low> — see weak 1 8 lacking in refinement or good taste <jokes about toilets are generally considered low humor> — see coarse 2 9 not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency <low tactics of that sort will not be tolerated on this hockey team> — see ignoble 2 10 not loud in pitch or volume <turned the music down low so as not to disturb the neighbors> — see soft 1 11 costing little <gas is low right now, but prices will inevitably rise this summer, when people start driving more> — see cheap 1
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