All low-down synonyms
low-down
L l adj low-down
- tragic β characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- woeful β full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- wistful β characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- sensational β producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- startling β creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- vivid β strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
- macabre β gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- gory β covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- racy β slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risquΓ©.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- grisly β gristly.
- ghastly β shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- horrifying β to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- measly β Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- trivial β of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- puny β of less than normal size and strength; weak.
- squalid β foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
- garish β crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- tawdry β (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- rude β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- pretentious β characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- outlandish β freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- tacky β not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- foolish β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- blue β Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- destroyed β to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- dispirited β discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- dejected β If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- weeping β expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.
- ripped β drunk; intoxicated.
- bleeding β Bleeding is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they feel strongly about something or dislike something.
- hurting β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- dragged β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- at β You use at to indicate the place or event where something happens or is situated.
- disheartened β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- indecorous β not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indelicate β offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
- indiscreet β not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- inelegant β not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.
- loud β (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- ornate β elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- ostentatious β characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- abject β You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.