adjective
|| 1.
Synonyms: short 2, low-set, low-statured
Related Word: squatty; unelevated
2.
Synonyms: inferior 1, lesser, lower, nether, subjacent, under
3.
Synonyms: poor 1, beggared, broke, destitute, dirt poor, flat, impoverished, indigent, needy, penurious
4.
Synonyms: ignoble 1, base, baseborn, humble, lowborn, lowly, mean, plebeian, unennobled, unwashed
Related Word: lowbred, rude
5.
Synonyms: base 3, abject, despicable, ignoble, mean, scurvy, servile, sordid, vile, wretched
Related Word: scrubby, scruffy; miserable, woebegone, woeful
Contrasted words: decent, decorous, proper, seemly; ethical, moral, noble; high, lofty
6.
Synonyms: coarse 3, crass, crude, gross, inelegant, raw, rough, rude, uncouth, vulgar
7.
Synonyms: unwell , ailing, ||donsie, indisposed, mean, off-color, offish, poorly, sickly
Related Word: declining, weak; dizzy, faint, feverish
8.
Synonyms: downcast , bad, blue, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, down, downhearted, spiritless
9.
of lesser degree, size, or amount than average or ordinary
the energy crisis resulted in lower speed limits for all vehicles
Synonyms: subaverage, subnormal
Related Word: fallen, reduced; brief, short; mediocre, moderate; atypical
10.
Synonyms: cheap 1, inexpensive, low-cost, low-priced, popular, reasonable, uncostly, undear
Related Word: economical; moderate, nominal; cut, cut-rate, marked down, slashed
Contrasted words: elevated, enhanced, increased, raised