Lower

Quick meaning: Lower is an adjective meaning comparative form of low: more low.

Meaning

comparative form of low: more low.

More Meanings

1. Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
2. Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
3. (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Older.
4. (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
5. (transitive) To pull down
6. (transitive) To reduce the height of
7. (transitive) To depress as to direction

Example Sentences

Lower Burgundy

Lower Manhattan

to lower a flag

lower a fence or wall

Word Forms

• lowers
• lowering
• lowered

Synonyms for lower

Depending on context, synonyms include shorten, reduce, cut, die off, drop, fall.

Antonyms for lower

Common opposites include higher, upper, elevate, raise, lift, get up.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include less, let down, lowly, inferior, petty, lour.

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