belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
once considered the latest thing, electric typewriters now look like low technology indeed
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
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Recent Examples of low
Adjective
However, the probability of serious adverse health effects is still considered low.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2026 Relocate vehicles, particularly low-clearance vehicles, away from flood-prone streets and parking areas.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
20 Oct. 2026
Noun
The instigating weather system bringing the risk to the Southwest is an upper-level low — or a high altitude pocket of cold air, low pressure and spin.—
Jamie Ross,
Washington Post,
21 Oct. 2026 Shares of Netflix hit a two-year low after the streamer’s Q3 2026 earnings report revealed an ongoing softening in top-line growth and a miss on advertising revenue for the full year.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2026
Adverb
In September, bank stocks were hit as Meta's Muse agent topped the app download charts shortly after it was unveiled, sparking fears that consumers would use agents to move funds from low-yielding accounts to higher-yielding ones.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2026 The seat The business class cabin is low-lit in blues and purples—a nice touch for the impending red eye—and the 30 seats are arranged in 7 rows of 1-2-1 configuration.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low
The flooding is just the latest episode in two months of on-and-off heavy rain in the region caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.
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Anna Wilder,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Oct. 2026
An area of high pressure over the Northeast, combined with a non-tropical low-pressure system in the Atlantic, are creating a corridor of persistent winds blowing onshore over the Southeast coast.
American consumers deserved bargains on digital watches, pocket calculators, and primitive computers.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2026
Working with the era's primitive technology, Margaret thought through the various mishaps that could occur on a spaceflight and designed the software to handle every contingency.
Different generations will get misty-eyed over various models Schwinn produced, from the humble safety bike to the Sting-Ray, which took its design cues from American muscle cars, to sleek race bikes such as the Paramount.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2026
Obeying Christ, the soon-to-be disciples got a hands-on lesson in the power of deeper, more humble prayers rather than surface-level efforts.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Oct. 2026
Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.
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Joan Martelli,
Time,
17 Oct. 2026
In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.
That was soon followed by two short drives, both finished by junior running back Dylan Riley.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2026
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris in today’s demonstrations, which were described by a senior police officer, speaking to CNN affiliate BFMTV, as largely peaceful — until a short while ago.
The age-old advice of keeping your passwords secure and being wary of suspicious emails is more important than ever as hackers gain more sophisticated tools and use AI to find more of the internet’s weak points.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2026
Analysts expect profits and assets to cover the dividend through weaker timber periods.
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