Definition for Lower:

• low'[. e]r, v.i. to appear gloomy, as the clouds: to threaten a storm: to frown.-- adjs. LOU'RY, LOW'ERY, cloudy; LOW'ERING, looking sullen: appearing dark and threatening.-- adv. LOW'ERINGLY. [ M. E. louren, from M. E. lure, lere, the cheek, allied to A.S. hleór, and thus a variant of leer.]

Synonyms for Lower:

• adj.

  •decreased (adjective)
  • contracted,
  • abridged,
  • eroded,
  • Receded,
  • truncated,
  • lessened,
  • concentrated,
  • Abated,
  • Curtailed,
  • diminished,
  • abbreviated,
  • compressed,
  • shortened,
  • deflated,
  • decreased,
  • shrunk,
  • decremented,
  • Compacted,
  • depleted,
  • drained.
  •inconsiderable (adjective)
  • inconsiderable.
  •inferior (adjective)
  • minus,
  • second-string.
  •low (adjective)
  • bottommost,
  • level,
  • insignificant,
  • bad,
  • little,
  • deficient,
  • baseborn,
  • servile,
  • bottom,
  • abject,
  • substandard,
  • modest,
  • lowly,
  • trifling,
  • common,
  • prostrate,
  • lowering.
  •lower (adjective)
  • junior,
  • bush-league,
  • second-class,
  • pared down,
  • lower rung,
  • reduced.
  •unimportant (adjective)
  • unimportant,
  • superficial,
  • mere,
  • inconsequential,
  • irrelevant,
  • unconsidered,
  • meaningless.

• n.

  •
  • examine,
  • inspect,
  • look,
  • survey,
  • stare,
  • gaze.
  •
  • express,
  • halve.
  •
  • cirrocumulus,
  • billow,
  • cirrus,
  • column,
  • see,
  • cloudy,
  • cloud,
  • cirrostratus,
  • cumulus,
  • cumulonimbus,
  • bank.
  •
  • near,
  • threaten.
  •
  • eye,
  • meet.
  •artifact (noun)
  • lower berth.
  •inferior (noun)
  • nether.
  •lower (noun)
  • junior-grade,
  • subaltern,
  • chthonic,
  • lower-ranking.

• v.

  •cheapen (verb)
  • mark down.
  •decrease (verb)
  • compress,
  • abbreviate,
  • deflate,
  • lessen,
  • dwindle,
  • deplete,
  • compact,
  • erode,
  • shrink,
  • decrement,
  • abate,
  • abridge,
  • die down,
  • contract,
  • concentrate,
  • drain,
  • truncate,
  • shorten,
  • curtail,
  • deduct.
  •depress (verb)
  • attenuate.
  •descend (verb)
  • fall,
  • descend,
  • plunge,
  • slip,
  • tumble,
  • slide,
  • settle,
  • fall down,
  • topple,
  • slump,
  • come down.
  •discount (verb)
  • undersell.
  •lower (verb)
  • deepen,
  • couch,
  • push down,
  • Demit,
  • tone down,
  • set down,
  • cut down,
  • undervalue,
  • downsize,
  • moderate,
  • condescend,
  • cut,
  • shave,
  • droop,
  • deign,
  • submerge,
  • make lower,
  • Detrude,
  • ground,
  • prune.
  •shorten (verb)
  • condense.
  •subtract (verb)
  • delete,
  • elide,
  • crop,
  • discount,
  • weed,
  • subtract,
  • dock,
  • shear,
  • bob,
  • trim.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • leer,
  • lop off,
  • underwater,
  • rock bottom,
  • crumple,
  • top-slice,
  • jut,
  • low-profile,
  • subterranean,
  • low-slung,
  • shrivel,
  • underfoot,
  • outstare,
  • underlying,
  • black look,
  • knock-down.
  •
  • dilute,
  • lighten,
  • poor,
  • scowl,
  • beneath,
  • wink,
  • brew,
  • sunken,
  • minimize,
  • subnormal,
  • low-level,
  • minor,
  • lop,
  • minor league,
  • stumble,
  • depressed.
  •
  • underground,
  • shed,
  • plop,
  • chop,
  • encroach,
  • stoop,
  • overhang.
  •
  • low,
  • small,
  • downgrade.
  •
  • shower,
  • slow.
  •
  • dive,
  • send,
  • balance.
  •
  • lock.
  •
  • go down.
  •
  • down.
  •
  • mark,
  • pitch.
  •abase
  • lowered.
  •cheapen
  • beat down,
  • mar.
  •cut short
  • clip.
  •decrease
  • peter.
  •depress
  • press down.
  •detract
  • belittle.
  •dim
  • turn down.
  •diminish
  • minify.
  •disappoint
  • let down.
  •economize
  • cut back.
  •frown
  • glooming,
  • look black,
  • frown,
  • glower,
  • look daggers.
  •get down
  • get down.
  •humble
  • take down.
  •smaller
  • shorter.
  •weaken
  • give way.

Paraphrases for Lower:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adverb, comparative
    slower.

• Independent

  • Adjective, comparative
    Narrower, cooler, colder, older, larger, milder, stronger, tougher, disparity, slimmer, softer, challenges, scarcer, harsher, lighter, letters, report, stricter, variable, Tighter, category, easier, ratio, smoother, economy, rarer, younger, doctor, firmer, leaner, \, 1999, slower, worse, lesser.
  • Adjective
    diminished.
  • Proper noun, singular
    representatives, slashes, reviews, drags, LIDS, Persons, Deputies, fades, Plays, caps, Bas, dive.
  • Adverb, comparative
    harder, worse.
  • Verb, past tense
    downgraded, Slowed, plummeted, nosedived, eased, changed, showed, backed, Plunged, dipped.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    narrowing, Relieving, minimising, lessening, downsizing, eroding, Curtailing, Halving, lightening, Reversing, curbing, closing, abating, easing, Bridging, defusing.
  • Verb, past participle
    depressed, fallen, diminished.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    loses, diminishes, plummets, weakens, results, hinders, wanes, Addresses, drifts, sags.
  • Verb, base form
    diminish, depress, downgrade, mitigate, curtail, Driest, undercut, relax.

• Other Related

  • Adjective, comparative
    shallower, poorer, cheaper, weaker.
  • Proper noun, singular
    LOWS, lowering, lowered, inferior, lesser, weaker.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    dropping, shortening, trimming.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    shrinks.
  • Verb, base form
    shorten, dwindle.

Antonyms for Lower:

• adj.

  • low
    cheerful, happy, rich, healthy, upright, honest, elevated, strong, increased, high, well, respectable, tall, prominent, honorable, decent, gay, above, moral.
  • lower
    important, superior, higher.
  • Other antonyms:
    exceptional, honor, highest, choice, major, greater, dignify, superordinate, exalt, advance, upper, overhead, overhanging, first class, first-rate, senior, more.

• v.

  • lower
    heighten, compliment, praise, elevate, rise, raise, increase, laud.

Homophones for Lower:

• layer, lawyer, lorre, leer, lear, lehar, lour, lir, liar, lira, loire, lowry, lair, loir, ler, lyra, lari, lore, llyr, lahore, LR, lyre, lory, larrea, lure, lorry, leary, lahar, leery.

Hyponym for Lower:

• n.

  • artifact
    bunk, built in bed, berth.