Synonyms of lowered

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adjective

as in bowed

directed down

she wouldn't look at me, preferring instead to just sit there with lowered eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowed
• downward
• down
• downcast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• upward
• elevated
• raised
• uplifted

lowered

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verb (1)

past tense of lower

1

as in threw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• dropped
• flattened
• depressed
• threw down
• toppled
• levelled
• sunk
• leveled
• sank
• struck down
• fumbled
• plopped
• floored
• knocked over
• submerged
• knocked down
• immersed
• bungled
• plunked down
• plonked down
• bobbled
• foozled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• lifted
• picked up

2

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell
• plunged
• dipped
• tumbled
• declined
• dropped
• plummeted
• sunk
• decreased
• sank
• descended
• skidded
• dived
• crashed
• dove
• cratered
• diminished
• subsided
• nose-dived
• retreated
• lessened
• drooped
• died (down)
• dwindled
• moderated
• waned
• ebbed
• abated
• tapered off
• receded
• let up
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• rose
• mounted
• soared
• ascended
• arose
• upped
• increased
• spiked
• built
• expanded
• grew
• intensified
• enlarged
• accumulated
• swelled
• escalated
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• waxed
• picked up
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• bourgeoned

3

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• eased
• diminished
• depleted
• lessened
• minimized
• slashed
• dwindled
• dented
• dropped
• downsized
• abated
• cut
• knocked down
• compressed
• downscaled
• shortened
• shrunk
• de-escalated
• trimmed
• shrank
• pared
• contracted
• curtailed
• constricted
• clipped
• modified
• cut down
• pruned
• docked
• condensed
• whittled
• cropped
• cut back
• truncated
• modulated
• retrenched
• nicked
• abbreviated
• deflated
• abridged
• moderated
• qualified

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• increased
• raised
• expanded
• augmented
• enlarged
• boosted
• amplified
• escalated
• swelled
• inflated
• extended
• lengthened
• prolonged
• dilated
• distended
• added (to)
• blew up
• elongated
• supplemented
• enhanced
• complemented
• intensified
• aggrandized
• heightened
• protracted
• redoubled

4

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• diminished
• subsided
• fell
• eased
• declined
• shrunk
• vanished
• shrank
• ebbed
• lessened
• tapered
• moderated
• receded
• dwindled
• dropped (off)
• relented
• waned
• weakened
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• fell away
• tapered off
• palled
• abated
• remitted
• evaporated
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• phased down
• de-escalated
• compressed
• contracted
• faded (away)
• constricted
• melted (away)
• alleviated
• slackened
• slowed (down)
• relaxed
• collapsed
• condensed
• frittered (away)
• petered (out)
• tailed (off)
• sunk
• flagged
• gave out
• sank
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• built
• rose
• mounted
• expanded
• grew
• intensified
• soared
• enlarged
• accumulated
• swelled
• escalated
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• waxed
• appeared
• picked up
• emerged
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• bourgeoned
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

5

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• degraded
• shamed
• humbled
• rattled
• disgraced
• confused
• dishonored
• insulted
• cheapened
• diminished
• sunk
• debased
• chastened
• demeaned
• abased
• sank
• criticized
• took down
• fouled
• smirched
• minimized
• ridiculed
• mortified
• detracted
• discounted
• depreciated
• disparaged
• disconcerted
• confounded
• flustered
• nonplused
• nonplussed
• fazed
• abashed
• belittled
• condemned
• decried
• discomfited
• discountenanced
• maligned
• slandered
• castigated
• libelled
• wrote off
• defiled
• affronted
• denounced
• libeled
• defamed
• cried down
• censured
• put down
• damned
• execrated
• bad-mouthed
• reprehended
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• exalted
• cited
• recognized
• decorated
• cheered
• honored
• praised
• applauded
• boasted
• saluted
• celebrated
• hailed
• acknowledged
• complimented
• commended
• congratulated
• deified
• extolled
• canonized
• lauded
• touted
• acclaimed
• lifted
• feted
• raised
• eulogized
• highlighted
• aggrandized
• magnified
• promoted
• spotlighted
• boosted
• advanced
• played up
• enshrined
• upgraded
• enthroned
• dignified
• ennobled
• uplifted
• glorified
• fêted
• idealized
• spotlit
• romanticized
• enskied

6

as in sunk

to diminish the price or value of

over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• sunk
• sank
• depressed
• attenuated
• downgraded
• devalued
• depreciated
• shrunk
• shrank
• devaluated
• cheapened
• wrote down
• marked down
• wrote off
• broke
• lessened
• debased
• underestimated
• dwindled
• moderated
• demonetized
• compressed
• undervalued
• contracted
• downsized
• deflated
• underrated
• underpriced
• abridged
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhanced
• upgraded
• appreciated
• inflated
• increased
• marked up
• added
• blew up
• raised
• overestimated
• expanded
• extended
• augmented
• enlarged
• heightened
• multiplied
• boosted
• swelled
• amplified
• overvalued
• escalated
• maximized
• compounded
• overrated
• upped
• bloated
• overpriced
• dilated
• ballooned
• aggrandized

lowered

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verb (2)

variants also loured

past tense of lower

1

as in darkened

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look

the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• stared
• glared
• glowered
• frowned
• scowled
• gloomed
• threatened
• steamed
• petted
• brooded
• angered
• sulked
• bristled
• raged
• intimidated
• pouted
• fumed
• stormed
• menaced
• moped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• lightened
• cheered (up)
• perked (up)

2

as in scowled

to look with anger or disapproval

the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowled
• glared
• frowned
• stared
• glowered
• gazed
• grimaced
• stared daggers
• gaped
• snarled
• gloomed
• looked daggers
• growled
• sneered
• sulked
• ogled
• sniggered
• pouted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiled
• grinned
• beamed