low

1. adjective

1)

a low fence

Syn:

short, small, little; squat, stubby, stunted, dwarf; shallow

Ant:

high

2)

low prices

Syn:

cheap, economical, moderate, reasonable, modest, bargain, budget, bargain-basement, rock-bottom, cut-rate

Ant:

high, expensive

3)

supplies were low

Syn:

scarce, scanty, scant, skimpy, meager, sparse, few, little, paltry; reduced, depleted, diminished

Ant:

plentiful, abundant

4)

low quality

Syn:

inferior, substandard, poor, bad, low-grade, low-end, below par, second-rate, unsatisfactory, deficient, defective, shoddy

Ant:

high, superior

5)

of low birth

Syn:

humble, lowly, low-ranking, plebeian, proletarian, peasant, poor; common, ordinary

Ant:

superior, noble

6)

low expectations

Syn:

unambitious, unaspiring, modest

Ant:

high, ambitious

7)

a low opinion

Syn:

unfavorable, poor, bad, adverse, negative

Ant:

high, favorable, good

8)

a low blow

See lowdown 1.

9)

low humor

Syn:

uncouth, uncultured, unsophisticated, rough, rough-hewn, unrefined, tasteless, crass, common, vulgar, coarse, crude

Ant:

high, exalted

10)

a low voice

Syn:

quiet, soft, faint, gentle, muted, subdued, muffled, hushed, quieted, whispered, stifled

Ant:

loud

11)

a low note

Syn:

bass, baritone, low-pitched, deep, rumbling, booming, sonorous

12)

she was feeling low

Syn:

depressed, dejected, despondent, downhearted, downcast, low-spirited, down, morose, miserable, dismal, heavy-hearted, mournful, forlorn, woebegone, gloomy, glum, crestfallen, dispirited; without energy, enervated, flat, sapped, weary; informal down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, blue

Ant:

cheerful

2. noun

the dollar fell to an all-time low

Syn:

nadir, low point, lowest point, lowest level, minimum, depth, rock bottom

Ant:

high, zenith