LOWLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LOWLY?

Need another word that means the same as “lowly”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “lowly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lowly” are: base, baseborn, humble, low, modest, small, menial, junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern, plebeian, proletarian, poor

Lowly as an Adjective

Definitions of "Lowly" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lowly” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Low or inferior in station or quality.
• Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work.
• Inferior in rank or status.
• Of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense.
• (of an organism) primitive or simple.
• Low in status or importance; humble.

Synonyms of "Lowly" as an adjective (15 Words)

base	Debased not genuine. An attempt to eliminate the base coinage.
baseborn	Of low birth or origin. His baseborn son.
humble	Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful. Of humble or lowly birth.
junior-grade	Inferior in rank or status.
low	Very low in volume. A low down sneak.
lower-ranking	Inferior in rank or status.
menial	(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige. Menial factory jobs.
modest	Relatively moderate, limited, or small. Employment growth was relatively modest.
petty	Inferior in rank or status. Petty officialdom.
plebeian	Lacking in refinement. Two dancers one royal and one plebeian.
poor	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. Food poor in nutritive value.
proletarian	Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat. A proletarian ideology.
secondary	Relating to or denoting the output side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer. Secondary streams.
small	Relatively moderate limited or small. Her comments made me feel small.
subaltern	Inferior in rank or status. The private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family.

Usage Examples of "Lowly" as an adjective

• She'd been too good for her lowly position.
• A lowly corporal.
• Of humble (or lowly) birth.
• A lowly parish priest.

Associations of "Lowly" (30 Words)

chore	A tedious but necessary task. He sees interviews as a chore.
condescendingly	With condescension; in a patronizing manner. He treats his secretary condescendingly.
decent	Decently clothed. A decent clean living individual.
frivolous	Not serious in content or attitude or behavior. Rules to stop frivolous lawsuits.
humble	Cause (someone) to feel less important or proud. This experience will humble him.
humility	The quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance. He was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope.
inconsequential	Lacking worth or importance. His work seems trivial and inconsequential.
infinitesimal	Extremely small. An infinitesimal pause.
insignificant	Meaningless. Insignificant yet enchanting phrases.
meanness	Lack of generosity; miserliness. He is also callous with a streak of meanness.
menial	A person with a menial job. Menial factory jobs.
minor	The minor leagues in baseball or American football. The E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes.
moderate	A person who holds moderate views especially in politics. The weather has moderated considerably.
modest	Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself. It was a nice wedding necessarily modest.
negligible	So small as to be meaningless; insignificant. He said that the risks were negligible.
peccadillo	A petty misdeed. The sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren t necessarily news.
pettiness	Undue concern with trivial matters, especially of a small-minded or spiteful nature. These awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world.
petty	Contemptibly narrow in outlook. The petty divisions of party politics.
picayune	An insignificant person or thing. The picayune squabbling of party politicians.
piddling	Pathetically trivial; trifling. Piddling little questions.
puerile	Childishly silly and immature. Puerile jokes.
slight	(especially of a creative work) not profound or substantial; rather trivial or superficial. He was desperate not to slight a guest.
tenuous	Lacking substance or significance. A tenuous thread.
trifling	Not worth considering. A trifling sum.
trivial	Concerned with trivialities. Only trivial objections.
unassuming	Not arrogant or presuming. Unassuming to a fault skeptical about the value of his work.
unbelievably	To a great degree; extremely. Unbelievably all this is yours for 50p.
undersized	Smaller than normal for its kind. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter.
unimportant	Devoid of importance, meaning, or force. Trivial and unimportant details.
unskilled	Not having or requiring special skill or training. Workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities.