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lowest

lowest

5 1.0
At the bottom in rank or importance in a group
  • adjective
  • /ˈloʊɪst/
translation icon : más bajo
  • Yet Africa's crop production remains the lowest in the world.
  • the lowest rate
  • the lowest unemployment
  • the lowest score

Well, that's like the lowest level of presence.

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Examples

  • The tax gap is now at its lowest level ever.

  • And you just feel like the lowest person on earth.

  • The tax gap is now at its lowest level ever.

  • Try and find one that has the lowest percentage rate.

  • Unemployment is at its lowest since records began.

  • African American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded.

  • Clearly that's the lowest point of your life.

  • Liquidity is poor, reaching the lowest levels in over a year.

  • It was arguably the lowest this office has ever felt.

  • Unemployment is at its lowest since records began.

Synonyms

last
vslowest
1.0

At the end and cannot be changed

means the single position with minimal rank rather than sequence
bottom
vslowest
619 1.0

At the lowest or deepest level

indicates the single place with minimal status in the group
low
vslowest
130 1.0

The point when something is at its smallest level

points to the one position with minimal status in a group
lowly
vslowest
46 4.2

A person of low rank or importance, for example a servant

marks the single position with minimal rank or status
inferior
vslowest
33 4.2

Lower in rank, status, or importance

refers to the single position with minimal rank or status
last-place
vslowest
30 3.3

In the lowest position in a competition or list

refers to the single position with minimal rank or status in a group
low-level
vslowest
25 3.3

A position with little power in an organization

names the unique position with minimal rank or importance
low on the totem pole
vslowest
  • Informal
2 7.6

A person who has a low rank in a group or at work

expresses being the one position with minimal status in a hierarchy
lower-ranking
vslowest
1 3.8

A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization

identifies the single position with minimal rank in the hierarchy
least
vslowest
1 1.0

A very small amount or something of low importance

applies to rank or status specifically rather than amount or degree
below the salt
vslowest
  • Archaic
9.9

To be in a lower social or work position and have other people treat you as less important

describes the unique position with minimal status in social order

Antonyms

top
2.1

The highest position in a job or field

Compounds

5.1

The smallest number that each of the given numbers goes into evenly

How Important

vital
403 3.5
important
1.0
minor
600 2.4
lowest
5 1.0

Surface Forms

lowest positive
lower comparative
lowest superlative

Morphology

lowest = low (transparent) = low + est

Regular superlative formation from the adjective 'low' using the productive suffix '-est', easily derivable by learners who know comparative/superlative rules.

Etymology

Lowest comes from the simple word low ('near the ground' or 'less') plus the ending -est meaning 'most'. So lowest means 'very low' or at the very bottom, like the lowest rung of a ladder.