lowerings
Acts of descending
Lowerings are instances of bringing something down—in position, amount, or intensity.
A lowering of prices makes goods cheaper; a lowering of expectations adjusts them downward.
The word can also describe reductions in status or dignity: repeated lowerings of himself before his critics.
Less commonly, lowerings refers to dark, threatening appearances, especially of sky or facial expression.
Planned reduction in spending
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- shrinkageDecrease in size
curtailment · decline · downscale · price · rate · cost · threshold · standard
Prolonged low state
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- despairTotal absence of hope
dismay · sorrow · doldrums · hopelessness · pessimism · disheartenment · downheartedness · desolation
cutback
Planned reduction in spending
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
shrinkage · curtailment · decline · downscale · price · rate · cost · threshold · standard · volume
depression
Prolonged low state
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
despair · dismay · sorrow · doldrums · hopelessness · pessimism · disheartenment · downheartedness · desolation · glumness
stratus
Low, flat cloud layer
- overcastSky fully veiled
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- visibilityRange of clear sight
fog · mist · descent · weather · atmosphere · barometer · aviation · flight
elevator
Vertical conveyance between floors
dive · sink · drop · slope · downhill · glide · land · alight · settle · droop
loweringsraisings
Acts of elevating
elevations · hoistings · ascents · upraisings · erections
loweringsraisings
Acts of elevating
increases · elevations · hikes · boosts · augmentations
loweringselevations
Heights above reference point
raisings · exaltations · promotions · uplifts · advancements
- lowering the barDecreasing required standards
- lowering the boomImposing sudden, severe punishment
- lowering one's guardRelaxing protective vigilance
- lowering one's sightsAccepting a lesser goal
- lowering the temperature
- lowering the casket