All low-down synonyms
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L l adj low-down
- gloomy β dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- ashen β Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- bloody β Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- distinct β distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- fiery β consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
- graphic β giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- hideous β horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- horrible β causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- livid β having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
- melodramatic β of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- purple β any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- salty β tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- sanguine β cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- savage β fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- sinister β threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- terrible β distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- terrifying β to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- yellow β a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- common β If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- contemptible β If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- minor β lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- picayune β of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piddling β amounting to very little; trifling; negligible: a piddling sum of money.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shoddy β of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- sleazy β contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable: sleazy politics.
- slight β small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- small β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- trashy β of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- unimportant β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- inconsiderable β small, as in value, amount, or size.
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- disgraceful β bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- dishonorable β showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disreputable β not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- inconsiderate β without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- inglorious β shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
- mercenary β working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
- miserly β of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- selfish β devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- shady β abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shameful β causing shame: shameful behavior.
- stingy β having a sting.
- thoughtless β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.