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low-lying

[loh-lahy-ing] / ˈloʊˌlaɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
low
Synonyms
STRONGEST
below depressed flat little small
STRONG
bottom crouched deep inferior junior level lowering minor prostrate shallow squat stunted subsided sunken
WEAK
beneath bottommost decumbent ground-level lesser low-hanging low-set nether not high profound rock-bottom squatty subjacent under unelevated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big enormous huge immense important large raised
WEAK
above cheerful decent elevated gay happy healthy high honest honorable increased moral prominent respectable rich strong tall upright well

Example Sentences

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"Any low-lying fields are completely submerged," Gilbert - who farms near Kintore in Aberdeenshire - told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

The alert warned of “flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

One evening, ominous, low-lying tube-shaped clouds known as arcus formed, and whitecaps appeared in the waves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Down their slopes the flame ran to the low-lying valleys and the dark forest lands, until all things everywhere were ablaze.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton