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lower


These are words and phrases related to lower. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lower.

TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS


They've just lowered the age at which you can join.

Synonyms and examples


decrease
The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
lessen
A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
reduce
They've just reduced the price.
bring down
They are bringing down their prices.
drop
Stock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
fall
Unemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year.
go down
Prices always go down in January.
come down
Has her fever come down at all?
plummet
Temperatures last night plummeted.
plunge
Temperatures last night plunged below zero.
crash
After bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed.
crater
mainly US
An excess of supply is going to crater the entire market.
dwindle
The number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200.
decline
The number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years.
shrink
Forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago.
contract
As the metal cools, it contracts.

Antonym and example


increase
I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day.
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See words related to lower


fall-off
falling-off
nosedive
reduction
downturn
downswing
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When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

lower | American Thesaurus


lower


verb
These are words and phrases related to lower. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lower.
The carpenter should lower that shelf about two feet. Lower the window shade to keep out the sun. The deer lowered its head to drink from the pond.

Synonyms


make lower
decrease the height of
drop
pull down
let down
take down
put down
depress
submerge
immerse
duck
sink

Antonyms


elevate
lift up
pull up
hoist
We must lower our expenses. The new plane lowers flying time from New York to Los Angeles by an hour.

Synonyms


decrease
reduce
diminish
make less
curtail
pare
pare down
cut
shorten
abbreviate
prune
lop off
render less
subtract from
detract from
deduct

Antonyms


increase
enlarge
inflate
boost
magnify
amplify
augment
aggrandize
extend
protract
prolong
Please lower your voice. Can you lower those bright lights a little?.

Synonyms


tone down
soften
subdue
make less intense
dim
damp
muffle
mute
repress

Antonym


raise
The boss lowered when he saw all the workers standing around talking.

Synonyms


scowl
glare
look sullen
give a dark look
frown
sulk
glower
The clouds lowered and the storm began.

Synonyms


grow dark
become threatening

lower


adjective
Congress wants lower tariffs.

Synonyms


reduced
decreased
diminished
lessened
curtailed
pared
pared down

Antonyms


higher
increased
enlarged

lower


verb
The boss lowered when he saw all the workers standing around talking.

Synonyms


scowl
glare
look sullen
give a dark look
frown
sulk
glower
The clouds lowered and the storm began.

Synonyms


grow dark
become threatening
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