All lower synonyms
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L l adjective lower
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- lesser β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- minor β lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- junior β younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- poorer β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- worse β in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
- subordinate β placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- curtailed β to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- decreased β Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- diminished β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- lessened β to become less.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- reduced β that is or has been reduced.
- secondary β next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- bush-league β inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
- nether β lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
- second-class β of a secondary class or quality.
- second string β Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- smaller β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- subjacent β situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
- under β beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
adverb lower
- beneath β Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
- underneath β below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
- below β If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
preposition lower
- neath β beneath.
noun lower
- glare β a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
verb lower
- let down β British. a lease.
- take down β made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- demit β to resign (an office, position, etc)
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- detrude β to force down or thrust away or out
- set down β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- cut back β If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- tone down β any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- write off β a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- roll back β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).