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low has 34 distinct synonyms spread across 11 of its 16 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is high.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
“low prices”
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
“low ceilings”
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
filled with melancholy and despondency
“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
“a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
2 of the 16 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for low.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for low come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving