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