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Nouns (12)

n. relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

value

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

value

n. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

value

n. an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"

value

n. content of a field, variable or attribute

lower, lower berth

n. the lower of two berths

value, economic value

n. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"

value, note value, time value

n. (music) the relative duration of a musical note

Verbs (43)

value, rate

v. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"

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"

value, fix the value of, assign a value to

v. fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

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"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

respect, prize, value, esteem, prise, think highly of, think much of

v. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

Adverbs (6)

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

adv. "Don't fall down"

Adjectives (17)

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"

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 (245)

coloring, colouring, color, colour

n. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

shade, tincture, tint, tone

n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

quality

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

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

magnitude

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

good, goodness

n. that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

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

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

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"

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

advantage, vantage

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

significance

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

utility

n. the quality of being of practical use

figure

n. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"

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"

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

appreciate

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

love, enjoy, be into

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

assay, analyze chemically

v. analyze (chemical substances)

survey, appraise

v. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

survey, plot a map of

v. plot a map of (land)

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

least, lowest, smallest

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

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 (22)

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"

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

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 (11)

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"

lower the value of

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