low
Not high up
The main work of low is an adjective that is the opposite of high.
It characterizes things that are near the bottom (a low garden), small in quantity or magnitude (the river is very low), or produced by slow vibrations (low notes).
A low voice can be one that is below the average or below what is expected in either pitch or volume.
In a more figurative way, low can mean degraded or immoral.
When used as a noun, low takes on any of the qualities of the adjective: Stocks hit a new low today.
A separately derived and less frequent meaning of low is a synonym of moo: The cattle are lowing.
At terrain height
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- basementSubterranean building level
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
valley · ditch · trench · depression · crouch · squat · stooped · beneath
Sad or despondent
- dejectedLow in spirits
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
- glumQuietly dejected
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
blue · sad · despondent · dispirited · gloomy · disheartened · crestfallen · forlorn
Reduced in intensity
weak · mild · slight · muted · quiet · hushed · whispered · understated
Supporting bottom structure
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- ignobleLacking moral character
dishonorable · shameful · sordid · sleazy · unseemly · crude · vulgar · coarse
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- menialLowly and unskilled
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
marginalized · disadvantaged · second-class · junior · lesser · underling · rank-and-file · common
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
- wearinessState of being drained
exhaustion · tiredness · sleepiness · torpor · languor · malaise · burnout · depleted
ground-level
At terrain height
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- basementSubterranean building level
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
subterranean · valley · ditch · trench · depression · crouch · squat · stooped · beneath · underneath
downcast
Sad or despondent
melancholy · blue · sad · despondent · dispirited · gloomy · disheartened · crestfallen · forlorn · miserable
subdued
Reduced in intensity
faint · weak · mild · slight · muted · quiet · hushed · whispered · understated · subtle
base
Supporting bottom structure
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
ignoble · dishonorable · shameful · sordid · sleazy · unseemly · crude · vulgar · coarse · crass
inferior
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- menialLowly and unskilled
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
underprivileged · marginalized · disadvantaged · second-class · junior · lesser · underling · rank-and-file · common · base
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
weariness · exhaustion · tiredness · sleepiness · torpor · languor · malaise · burnout · depleted · drained
- lower the barReduce required standards
- running lowNearing exhaustion of supply
- lower backSpine's bottom section
- lower lipMouth's bottom boundary
- run lowNear exhaustion of supply
- low batteryInsufficient stored power
lower, below, mellow, lowest, lowered, lowering, lowly, lowlife, lows