low
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /loʊ/
- -Hey, uh-- looks like your right tire's a little low there.
- low income
- low levels
- low rates
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Watch on YouTubeThey said the price is so low, you can't.
- They said the price is so low, you can't.
- In fact, so I'm not low carb, I'm low insulin.
- So the left tends to score very low on loyalty.
- You're you're you're scoring low marks in my book right now.
- How much liver fat did the low fat group lose?
- Like just those two things are pretty low barrier to entry, right?
- Yeah, it sounds like a very low risk gang.
- So this is really low risk of death at the moment.
- There's a lot of places that have low cost non tested.
- It's time to go on a low buy year.
Examples
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Not only are music enrollments low, but they have been dropping as well.
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And why don't we just keep this volume down to a low level?
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The prices can be very low for some items.
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And man, the view, the cost per click was way low like crazy.
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Costs to students are relatively low, running from $5 an hour to $20 a day.
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The first thing that we want to watch is low retail activity.
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Schools struggled with student attendance, low retention, as well as low academic test scores.
Academic text (2011) -
They said the price is so low, you can't.
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Given the disproportionate disease burden for farmworkers, the low rate of use is of concern.
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The cost of living is quite low in this town compared to the capital.
Synonyms
196
3.3
Very small in amount or degree
120
4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
112
3.8
Not very strong and present in small amounts
90
2.0
Small in amount or number, not large
81
3.6
Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need
30
5.5
A small amount that is barely enough
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4.5
At the lowest possible price or level
2
6.6
A small amount or number that is barely enough
2
4.8
Worse than usual or expected in quality, performance and health
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6.4
Lower than the normal level in amount or quality
1
3.6
Very low in amount or level
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3.0
Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound
Lower than the normal level in quality or performance
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
- Offensive
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7.3
Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
- Specialized
5
4.2
Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
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3.2
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
- Specialized
2
4.9
A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
- Specialized
2
7.6
An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
- Specialized
1
6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
1
4.6
A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
- Specialized
1
5.1
A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
- Specialized
1
6.8
Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
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3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
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8.4
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
- Specialized
1
5.4
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
1
7.8
A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
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Etymology
Low meaning 'not enough' grew from the idea of being 'below' or 'not high', so if supplies are 'low' it means the amount is below what you need. That's why 'low' describes small quantities or short supply.