close to the ground
Hugging the surface
Close to the ground describes a low position or height, near the earth's surface: The fog hung close to the ground.
It often suggests stability or a low center of gravity: Sports cars sit close to the ground.
Figuratively, someone who stays close to the ground remains practical and connected to basic realities rather than getting lost in abstractions.
- low-lyingNear the ground
- low-profileDeliberately avoiding attention
- shallowWithout much depth
- lying flatPositioned horizontally, not upright
- soil-dwellingLiving in earth
humble · groundcover · prone · modest · earthbound · undergrowth · terrestrial · rooted · crouched · belly crawl · horizontal · squatting · unpretentious · down-to-earth · surface-level · creeping · compact · burrowing
close to the groundairborne
Traveling through air
in the air · in flight · flying high · in the sky · up in the air
close, closer, closest, closely, closeness, enclose, enclosure, enclosed, disclose