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The synonyms of “Lower” are: bottom, bottommost, under, further down, nether, subordinate, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, subsidiary, ancillary, subservient, cheaper, reduced, decreased, lessened, cut, slashed, depress, bring down, get down, let down, take down, lour, frown, glower, turn down, lower berth
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lower” as a noun can have the following definitions:
lower berth | The lower of two berths. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lower” as a verb can have the following definitions:
bring down | Advance or set forth in court. |
depress | Push or pull (something) down into a lower position. These news depressed her. |
frown | Furrow one’s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. Promiscuity was frowned upon. |
get down | Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form. |
glower | Look at with a fixed gaze. His father s glowering face. |
let down | Consent to, give permission. |
lour | Set lower. |
take down | Be seized or affected in a specified way. |
turn down | Change to the contrary. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lower” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
ancillary | Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc. An ancillary pump. |
bottom | Situated at the bottom or lowest position. The books on the bottom shelf. |
bottommost | Farthest down. Bottommost shelf. |
cheaper | Embarrassingly stingy. |
cut | Cut down with a hand implement or machine. Bandages on her cut wrists. |
decreased | Made less in size or amount or degree. |
further down | More distant in especially degree. |
inferior | Of low or inferior quality. Inferior alveolar artery. |
junior | Low or lower in rank or status. A junior sports league. |
lessened | Decreased in severity; made less harsh. |
lesser | Used in names of animals and plants which are smaller than similar kinds e g lesser spotted woodpecker lesser celandine. You re looking down your nose at us lesser mortals. |
minor | Of an interval characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval. The E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes. |
nether | Located below or beneath something else. Nether garments. |
reduced | Made less in size or amount or degree. |
secondary | Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary. The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher. |
slashed | (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply. Slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining. |
subordinate | Unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence. A subordinate kingdom. |
subservient | Prepared to obey others unquestioningly. She has become submissive and subservient. |
subsidiary | (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company. A subsidiary flue of the main chimney. |
under | Lower in rank, power, or authority. An under secretary. |
abase | Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees. |
adulterate | Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance. Adulterate liquor. |
consternation | A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. To her consternation her car wouldn t start. |
curtail | Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. Curtail drinking in school. |
debase | Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. War debases people. |
decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The population of the area has decreased radically. |
degrade | Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women. |
demoralize | Lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted. The boss s behavior demoralized everyone in the office. |
demote | Move (someone) to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment. The head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary. |
depress | Lower (prices or markets. Alcohol depresses the nervous system. |
diminish | Make or become less. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances. |
discouragement | An attempt to prevent something by showing disapproval or creating difficulties; deterrent. The discouragement of crime. |
dishearten | Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence. The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops. |
dismay | Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress. They were dismayed by the U turn in policy. |
down | Shoot at and force to come down. The scandal brought down the government. |
downgrade | The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends. A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second. |
downswing | The downward movement of a club when the player is about to hit the ball. Your body must not sway to the left during the downswing. |
lessen | Wear off or die down. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
mandible | Either of the upper and lower parts of a bird’s beak. The drake is all black except for an orange mark on the upper mandible. |
minimize | Represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance. The aim is to minimize costs. |
palliate | Disguise the seriousness of (an offence. Pharmaceutical drugs palliate they do not cure. |
reduce | Reduce in size reduce physically. The number of priority homeless cases has reduced slightly. |
reduction | The simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis. The process of vowel reduction. |
retrench | Reduce (something) in extent or quantity. As a result of the recession the company retrenched. |
rundown | Tired and rather unwell, especially through overwork. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition. |
shrinkage | The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting. |
slump | Fall or sink heavily. He had survived two world wars and a slump. |
substrate | The substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment. The Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English. |
under | Under water. The operation was quick she was only under for 15 minutes. |
understate | Describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is. The press have understated the extent of the problem. |
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