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being near the equator we took a cruise to the low northern latitudes

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feeling unhappiness I was feeling low, and wanted to do something exciting to cheer myself up

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low

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noun

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adverb

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How does the adjective low contrast with its synonyms?

The words base and vile are common synonyms of low. While all three words mean "deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values," low may connote crafty cunning, vulgarity, or immorality and regularly implies an outraging of one's sense of decency or propriety.

refused to listen to such low talk

When could base be used to replace low?

While the synonyms base and low are close in meaning, base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness.

base motives

When can vile be used instead of low?

Although the words vile and low have much in common, vile, the strongest of these words, tends to suggest disgusting depravity or filth.

a vile remark

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of low
Adjective
New construction and remodeling projects use innovative insulation products that are manufactured more sustainably and that lower energy costs. Rotem Eylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 People’s participation in both formal and informal service remains low. Alice Park, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
The results match the record low that was set in 2022. Edward Segal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Murray is averaging a career-low 12.1 points per game while shooting career lows of 42.4% from the field and 32.4% from 3-point range. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for low 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for low
Adjective
  • The partnership with the Tao Group will see the pool complex transformed into a tropical oasis with a capacity of 3,000 party-goers.
    Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Now, 45 years ago, snowflakes briefly dusted tropical palm trees, windshields, and people from Miami to Palm Beach — a freak and brief winter wonderland and the only South Florida snowfall on record in the 20th century.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.
    Joseph J. Kolb, Fox News, 18 July 2017
  • Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.
    OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017
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  • The Type 2 sits among some of the more humble and accessible classics.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Even Bend feels changed, its population surging, its character shifting, the way humble towns do when they are discovered by outsiders.
    John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump’s high-end real estate ambitions with GOP connections Gen Z employees are stressed, depressed, and burnt out: Study Netflix keeps raising prices.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The study also reveals that 46 percent of Gen Z felt stressed (compared to the 35 percent employee average), 35 percent felt depressed (compared to 20 percent average), 44 percent felt burned out (compared to 34 percent), and 30 percent felt isolated (compared to 22 percent).
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Tonight, the two of them shared deep conversations about their comparable childhoods, but their growth still felt profoundly superficial and almost forced.
    Chloé Brown, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Graziano, however, highlighted that the ties between the two are deeper than meets the eye.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 210 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Their video ends with a short clip of the two dogs, tuckered out after playing in the garden, asleep side-by-side in the house.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • The team continues to play great with a different weak spot each season, so maybe that’s part of the excitement and drama of being a fan of the franchise now. · 5h 1m ago Thanks Chandler, good stuff as always.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Its economy is already facing a deepening malaise, brought on by a property crisis, mounting government debt and weak consumer spending.
    David Pierson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump — with his crass words and absurd policy proposals — has had progressives playing defense for nearly the last decade.
    Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, with Burr, there’s still plenty of lines crossed and joyously crass humor.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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