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Nouns (13)

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

lower, lower berth

n. the lower of two berths

quality, caliber, calibre

n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

timber, quality, tone, timbre

n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

character, quality, lineament

n. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

Verbs (18)

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

glower, lower, frown, knit one's brows, wrinkle one's brows

v. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

Adverbs (6)

down, lower, downward, downwards, to a lower level, to a lower position

adv. "Don't fall down"

Adjectives (24)

quality

adj. of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

lower

adj. lying at a lower level: "hills and subjacent valleys"

lower

adj. the bottom one of two

lower, less

adj. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

lower, nether, chthonian, chthonic

adj. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"

choice, fine, prize, quality, prime, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

lower, secondary, subordinate, inferior, subaltern, petty, lowly, junior-grade, lower-ranking

adj. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

Fuzzynyms (162)

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

chastity, virtue, sexual morality

n. morality with respect to sexual relations

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

mood, climate

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

feeling, feel, look, smell, spirit, atmosphere, tone, flavor, flavour

n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

excellence

n. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

position, attitude, posture

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

bearing, carriage, posture

n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

trait

n. a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

cut, prune, rationalize

v. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

tame, chasten, subdue

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

mince, moderate, soften

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

disgrace, degrade, put down, demean

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

discount, give a discount on

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

depreciate

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

tame, chasten, subdue

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

mince, moderate, soften

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

disgrace, degrade, put down, demean

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

glare, glower, stare hard, stare angrily, stare fiercely

v. look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

modulate, inflect

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

drop, fall vertically

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

collapse, cave in, founder, give way, fall in

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

least, lowest, smallest

adj. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

elite, elect

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

adv. to a lower place

under, below, further down

adv. "See under for further discussion"

Synonyms (59)

bring, convey

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

adj. (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use

propertied, property-owning

adj. owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue

underlying

adj. located beneath or below

bottommost, lowermost, nethermost

adj. farthest down; "bottommost shelf"

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

low, small, humble, modest, lowly

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

low-level

adj. at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"

middle-level

adj. intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level management"

outclassed

adj. decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

hadean, Tartarean, Plutonian

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

stygian

adj. hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton

ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

banner, outstanding

adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"

blue ribbon, select, blue-ribbon

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

boss, brag

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

champion

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

gilt-edged

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

good

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

superlative, sterling, greatest

adj. highest in quality

pukka, pucka

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

shining

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

supreme, superb

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

topping, top-flight, top-hole

adj. excellent; best possible

transcendent, surpassing

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

well-made

adj. skillfully constructed

minor

adj. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"

younger, jr.

adj. used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."

Antonyms (12)

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

grin, smile broadly

v. to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hike, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

superior

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"

inferior

adj. of low or inferior quality

lower the quality of

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