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1. At the bottom of the rank or of least importance
   "lowest prize";
   - last, last-place

1. In the lowest position; nearest the ground
   "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"

1. Not high; being at or having a relatively small elevation or height
   "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
    
2. Less than normal in degree, intensity or amount
   "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
    
3. Unrefined in character
   "low comedy"
    
4. Of the most contemptible kind
   "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak";
   - abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
    
5. Low or inferior in station or quality
   "a low cottage";
   - humble, lowly, modest, small
    
6. No longer sufficient
   "supplies are low";
   - depleted
    
7. Subdued or brought low in condition or status
   "brought low";
   - broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated
    
8. Filled with melancholy and despondency
   "low at the thought of what he had to face"; "low-spirited at the thought of what he had to face";
   - gloomy, grim, blue [informal], depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited
    
9. Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
   - low-pitched
    
10. Very low in volume
    "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf";
    - low-toned

See also: alto, baritone, bass, contemptible, contrabass, contralto, debased, deep, deficient, degraded, degree, dejected, depressed, devalued, double-bass, down, flat-growing, grade, ground-hugging, height, humble, inferior, insufficient, level, little, low-altitude, low-growing, low-level, low-lying, lowset, low-set, nether, pitch, reduced, rock-bottom, short, soft, squat, tallness, throaty, under, underslung, unrefined, worst

Antonym: high

Encyclopedia: Lowest