low
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1.3
- adjective
- /loʊ/
- The charity aims to help those in low-income households.
- low-income
- low status
- low socioeconomic status
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so groups will do high rung and low rung thinking together.
- And so groups will do high rung and low rung thinking together.
- And that is a low, low bar.
- Many of you are presenting a low quality version of yourself.
- Life with a narcissist is like living with low grade extortion all the time.
- side yakitori or some type of really, really low brow cheap Japanese food.
- Now, baseness means being low, being a bad person, right?
- The boss was a former plastic surgeon from Milan turned low end electronics importer.
- What has that was that was low and uncalled for.
- Now I'm, you know, I'm just like the low man in the totem pole here.
- Look at these two low socio economic peasants.
- You know, it's, it was some, some low shit I'd done.
- I keep pushing through but people accept some low ass standards from themselves.
- This is the ghetto low essence to perform.
Examples
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"Will we allow e-service via text messaging since most low-income adults have cellphones?"
Academic text (2011) -
It's just like people with low character tend to lose things.
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Many of you are presenting a low quality version of yourself.
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A low-scoring game as we come to the end of the quarter.
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According to the World Bank, 67 percent of the world's nations are classified as low- or middle-income.
Academic text (2011) -
Many of the new people treated her like a low-paid clerk or office underling.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sample was equally divided between high and low academically achieving schools (Table 1).
Academic text (2011) -
He'd hired Richard Martin to design a low-slung contemporary that had melted into the mountain landscape.
Fiction book (1990) -
Despite her low ranking, she was determined to improve her performance.
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He was criticized for his low standards when it came to quality control.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not large in size or amount
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1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
198
3.3
Not large or showy, often simple and limited in amount
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3.7
A person who is very mean and deserves to be disliked
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3.3
A position with little power in an organization
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3.4
From a low social rank or simple background
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4.2
A person of low rank or importance, for example a servant
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4.9
From the lowest social or economic group and seen as having low status
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4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
24
4.4
Not very good and worth less than similar things
20
7.9
Showing low moral quality, not honest or noble
14
7.4
Very mean or dishonest in a way people dislike
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3.5
People who have little money, little education, or low social status
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3.8
A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization
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8.0
Very dishonest or cruel in a way that makes people feel disgusted
7
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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8.9
Very bad or mean and deserving strong dislike
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7.6
A person who has a low rank in a group or at work
4
7.4
Mean and unfair in a way that hurts others
1
7.4
A person from a family that is not rich or important
1
9.3
Showing poor manners and not acting politely around others
1
3.0
Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound
1
9.5
Showing bad manners and little respect for others
Shows little interest in serious art and ideas, preferring simple popular entertainment
To be in a lower social or work position and have other people treat you as less important
Not very good in quality or condition
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
6
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
3
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
1
3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
1
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 of small rank or humble origin simply means 'not high' in status, from the same old word for 'not high'. So someone in a 'low' position is below others in rank or social standing.