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low-down
adjective as in contemptible
adjective as in depressed
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adjective as in detestable
adjective as in lascivious
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adjective as in lecherous
adjective as in low
adjective as in lurid
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adjective as in melancholic
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- bummed out
- cast down
- crestfallen
- crummy
- dejected
- desolate
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- dull
- dysphoric
- fed up
- glum
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the toilet
- let down
- low-spirited
- morose
- on a downer
- pessimistic
- ripped
- sad
- sob story
- spiritless
- taken down
- torn-up
- tristful
- unhappy
- woebegone
adjective as in paltry
adjective as in shabby
adjective as in sordid
adjective as in tasteless
adjective as in tristful
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- bad
- blue
- bummed out
- cast down
- crestfallen
- crummy
- dejected
- desolate
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- down
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- dragged
- dull
- dysphoric
- fed up
- gloomy
- glum
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- hurting
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the toilet
- let down
- low
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- melancholic
- melancholy
- moody
- morose
- on a downer
- pessimistic
- ripped
- sad
- spiritless
- taken down
- torn-up
- unhappy
- weeping
- wistful
- woebegone
adjective as in ugly
adjective as in unjust
adjective as in unscrupulous
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adjective as in wicked
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- abandoned
- abominable
- amoral
- arch
- atrocious
- bad news
- base
- contemptible
- debased
- degenerate
- depraved
- dissolute
- egregious
- fiendish
- flagitious
- foul
- gross
- guilty
- heartless
- heinous
- immoral
- impious
- incorrigible
- indecent
- iniquitous
- irreligious
- mean
- nefarious
- profane
- reprobate
- rotten
- scandalous
- shameful
- shameless
- sinful
- unethical
- unprincipled
- unrighteous
- vile
- worthless
adjective as in wretched
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Example Sentences
But if you call townsfolk low-down, they won’t take it as an insult.
BBC Wales political report David Deans gives the low-down on the man taking on the role.
“I may have my differences with the Gantrys, Mr. Peale, but I don’t take to low-down tactics. If you’re amenable, Horace will be here to help you with the harvest. For free.”
Right-wing insult comic Alex Stein taunted a Black police officer: "You're not one of those low-down brothers. Your dad probably dragged you to a lot of gay bars."
But he could have called me a low-down, sorry S.O.B and I still would have read pretty much everything he wrote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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