Qualities
Synonyms for low
Synonyms for low: miserable, depleted and broken. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for low
Interchangeable with low, one per sense
Audited under low's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one low carries in that sense.
- miserableadjective, in the sense "of the most contemptible kind"
- depletedadjective, in the sense "no longer sufficient"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name low as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- brokenbroken is an adjective in the sense "subdued or brought low in condition or status"
two of these come from low's own entries in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
of the most contemptible kind
A low stunt to pull.
low in 2 more sentences, same sense
- Spreading rumors about a coworker to get the promotion was a low thing to do.
- He wrote a low, spiteful letter accusing his neighbor of theft with no evidence at all.
How it behaves: In this sense low typically functions as a predicate adjective after a linking verb, often modifying nouns like trick, blow, or stunt.
The true synonym
miserable
Same sentence, swapped: A miserable stunt to pull.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for low in the sentence quoted.
- broken
- blue
- heavy
Opposites, in this sense
noble, honorable and decent reverse low as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of low takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- noble
- honorable
- decent
no longer sufficient
Supplies are low.
The true synonym
depleted
Same sentence, swapped: Supplies are depleted.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for low in the sentence quoted.
- broken
- blue
- heavy
Where low turns up in the game
low is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where low is the trap
- brokenadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is busted, in the sense "out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken')", with low sitting one tile away.
- smalladjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is diminished, in the sense "made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)", so low is there to be ruled out.
- blueadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is bluish, in the sense "of the color intermediate between green and violet", and low is on the board beside it.
- criminaladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is felonious, in the sense "involving or being or having the nature of a crime", with low sitting one tile away.
Play low
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so low reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company low keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. low carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.