Definitions

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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Many of those gathered at Gwazamutini Secondary School are farmers from the low-lying areas with livestock and rice fields.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

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

A wooded hilltop rose out of the water, a little island all on its own, brightly lit by the low-lying moon.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

low-lying

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