lain low
Kept out of sight
Lain low is the past participle of lie low, meaning to have stayed hidden, kept a low profile, or avoided attention for a period of time.
After the scandal broke, he had lain low for several months before making any public appearances.
The phrase often suggests deliberate concealment or strategic withdrawal from visibility, whether to avoid danger, scrutiny, or simply to rest and recover.
- keeping quietRemaining silent
- waryGuardedly alert
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- in hidingConcealed from searchers
- gone to groundHidden to avoid pursuit
hidden · evasion · on the run · obscured · camouflaged · under the radar · retreat · exile · avoidance · vigilant · veiled · stealthy · undercover · discretion · cloaked · secluded · underground movement · witness protection
lain lowshown off
Displayed with pride
stood out · made waves · grandstanded · preened · ramped up
lain lowstood out
Was notably conspicuous
emerged · surfaced · come forward · appeared · come out of the woodwork
lain, low, lying, laid, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, lowing