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Antonyms for lowdown


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : noun loh-doun; adjective loh-doun
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adjective ˈloʊˈdaʊn



Definition of lowdown

  • As in lascivious : adj sexually aroused; displaying excessive interest in sex
  • As in lecherous : adj lustful, lewd
  • As in low : adj depressed
  • As in lurid : adj shocking, gruesome
  • As in paltry : adj poor; worthless
  • As in shabby : adj despicable
  • As in sordid : adj dirty, bad, low
  • As in tasteless : adj cheap, vulgar
  • As in ugly : adj unpleasant, disagreeable
  • As in unjust : adj not fair
  • As in unscrupulous : adj immoral
  • As in wicked : adj corrupt, bad
  • As in wretched : adj terrible, very bad
  • As in melancholic : adj depressed
  • As in tristful : adj depressed
  • As in contemptible : adj despicable, shameful
  • As in depressed : adj discouraged
  • As in detestable : adj loathsome, abominable
  • As in information : noun facts, news
  • As in intelligence : noun secret information
  • As in news : noun information, revelation
  • As in notice : noun announcement, information
  • As in particular : noun detail
  • As in proof : noun evidence, authentication
  • As in account : noun written description of past events
  • As in chapter and verse : noun precise detail on a subject
  • As in gospel truth : noun absolute truth
  • As in inside information : noun confidential information
  • As in rationalization : noun account
  • As in tiding : noun news
  • As in communication : noun information transmitted
  • As in direction(s) : noun instructions, guidance
  • As in dirt : noun gossip
  • As in dope : noun inside news
  • As in facts : noun inside information
Example sentences :
  • He could be lowdown and vulgar enough to ask right out if he wished.
  • Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
  • One is lowdown and contemptible and nasty, and the other is expedient.
  • Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
  • You stinkin, lowdown Mick, youve been givin us dirt all winter.
  • Extract from : « The Boss of Wind River » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • He treated me mighty sorry—it was lowdown and mean all the way through, the way he done me—but I didn't mean him no real harm.
  • Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • En you ain't got no mo' feelin' den to come en tell me, dat fetched sich a po' lowdown ornery rabbit into de worl'!
  • Extract from : « The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • You can't give up a lowdown trade That your ancestors began; A butcher butchers things, and yet He's the tenderest-hearted man.
  • Extract from : « Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works » by Kalidasa

Synonyms for lowdown

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