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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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Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The service warns of minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as minor mudslides and debris flows, especially near steep terrain and recent burn scars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

The few low-lying clouds were moving quickly across it—as if heading home themselves before it got too dark.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.