Synonyms for lower

Noun

1. lower berth, lower, berth, bunk, built in bed

usage: the lower of two berths

Verb

1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down, move, displace

usage: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

2. lower, lour, devalue

usage: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

3. lower, depress, change, alter, modify

usage: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

4. turn down, lower, lour, decrease, lessen, minify

usage: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

5. frown, glower, lour, lower, grimace, make a face, pull a face

usage: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Adjective

1. less, lower, inferior (vs. superior)

usage: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"

2. junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate, junior (vs. senior)

usage: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

3. lower, bottom(prenominal) (vs. side) (vs. top)

usage: the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"

4. chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether, infernal (vs. supernal)

usage: of the underworld; "nether regions"

Adjective

1. less, lower, inferior (vs. superior)

usage: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"

2. junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate, junior (vs. senior)

usage: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

3. lower, bottom(prenominal) (vs. side) (vs. top)

usage: very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

4. chthonian, chthonic, lower, nether, infernal (vs. supernal)

usage: unrefined in character; "low comedy"

5. low (vs. high), debased, devalued, degraded, depressed, down(predicate), low-level, poor, reduced, rock-bottom, inferior

usage: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

6. low (vs. high), deep, low-level, low-lying, lowset, low-set, nether, under, squat, underslung, down, inferior, short

usage: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

7. low, low-toned, soft (vs. loud)

usage: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

8. low, unrefined (vs. refined)

usage: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

9. low (vs. high), low-pitched, alto, contralto, baritone, bass, deep, contrabass, double-bass, throaty

usage: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

10. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy, contemptible (vs. estimable)

usage: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

11. humble, low, lowly, modest, small, inferior (vs. superior)

usage: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"