lowering eyes
Avoiding direct contact
Lowering eyes means directing one's gaze downward, typically as a gesture of modesty, submission, shame, or avoidance of confrontation: She lowered her eyes when he entered the room.
The phrase often signals deference or emotional withdrawal—someone unwilling or unable to meet another's gaze directly.
- downcastSad or despondent
- cast downDejected or thrown below
- gazeFixed, intent look
- looking awayDirecting eyes elsewhere
- shyReserved and retiring
demure · modest · averted · submissive · bashful · sidelong glance · glancing · floor · eyelids · coy · humility · shame · deference · blush · meek · withdrawn · timid · reverence
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
- deferencedeference, bow, curtsy, genuflect, kneeling
social assertion
lowering eyesholding gaze
locking eyes · staring down · glaring · steady gaze · piercing stare
lowering, eyes, lower, lowers, lowered, lowing, eyeing, eyeless