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lowdown

[loh-doun, loh-doun] / ˈloʊˌdaʊn, ˈloʊˈdaʊn /
NOUN
account
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detail explanation history narrative report story tale version
STRONG
ABCs bulletin chronicle make narration recital score tab take
WEAK
annal blow-by-blow play by play run down the picture the whole picture
NOUN
chapter and verse
Synonyms
WEAK
documentation goods gospel gospel truth quotation real McCoy skinny substantiation
NOUN
communication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conversation information intelligence
STRONG
account advice announcement briefing bulletin converse declaration directive disclosure dispatch excerpt goods ideas info language message missive news note pipeline prophecy publicity report revelation scoop skinny speech statement summary the poop tidings translation utterance warning word work
WEAK
communiqué hot story inside story précis
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
question quiet secret silence
WEAK
concealment cover suppression withholding
NOUN
direction(s)
Synonyms
WEAK
advice advisement assignment briefing directive guidelines indication notification plan prescription recommendation regulation sealed order specification specs steer summons tip word
Antonyms
WEAK
misdirection misinstruction
NOUN
dope
Synonyms
STRONG
account details developments facts info information knowledge tip
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance
NOUN
facts
Synonyms
STRONG
certainty clue cue data details dope gospel info numbers poop reality scoop score story
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks inside dope like it is whole story
Antonyms
STRONG
hypothesis theory
WEAK
lies
NOUN
gospel truth
Synonyms
WEAK
Bible truth chapter and verse gospel hard truth naked truth plain truth real McCoy skinny straight truth unalloyed truth
NOUN
information
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advice clue data info instruction intelligence knowledge material message report science tip word
STRONG
ammo break confidence counsel cue dirt dope dossier earful enlightenment erudition illumination leak learning lore network notice notification orientation propaganda scoop score tidings wisdom
WEAK
chapter and verse inside story what's what whole story
NOUN
inside information
Synonyms
WEAK
confidence exclusive hot news poop private source reliable source scoop secret state's evidence undisclosed source
NOUN
intelligence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
data knowledge
STRONG
advice clue dirt disclosure facts findings info leak news notice notification picture report rumor tidings tip-off word
WEAK
hot tip inside story
Antonyms
STRONG
silence
WEAK
ignorance inability ineptness
NOUN
news
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account information intelligence report tidings word
STRONG
announcement communication data hearsay knowledge leak message rumor scandal
WEAK
communiqué story the goods
NOUN
notice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertisement advice comment criticism directive instruction manifesto memo memorandum news note notification order picture poster proclamation review story warning
STRONG
admonition caution caveat circular clue comments communication critique cue declaration enlightenment goods handbill info intelligence intimation know remark score sign squib tip
WEAK
whole story write-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer
STRONG
ignorance
WEAK
heedlessness neglect
NOUN
particular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
article case circumstance fact specific
STRONG
ABC's clue cue element feature gospel item know nitty-gritty picture point rundown scoop score speciality specification story thing
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks chapter and verse facts of life nuts and bolts what's what whole story
Antonyms
WEAK
generality
NOUN
proof
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argument clue confirmation criterion data demonstration information picture reason testament testimony validation verification
STRONG
affidavit attestation averment case certification clincher corroboration credentials cue deposition documents establishment exhibit facts goods grabber grounds nitty-gritty reasons record scoop score skinny substantiation trace warrant wherefore why witness
WEAK
chapter and verse paper trail smoking gun straight stuff whyfor
Antonyms
WEAK
hypothesis theory
NOUN
rationalization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
justification rationale
STRONG
ABCs bulletin chronicle detail explanation history make narration narrative reason recital report score story tab take tale version
WEAK
annal blow-by-blow play by play rundown the picture the whole picture

Example Sentences

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Here’s the lowdown on adviser fees, fund returns and what is driving client redemptions on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

I don't care what some chef in a toque says about caramelizing onions; I want to hear the telephone cord cooking lowdown you'd warn your cousin about when she was making dinner.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Unlike in the moments after Reagan and his predecessor, Gerald Ford, were shot, you probably didn’t turn on the nearest TV or flee to the closest newsstand to get the lowdown.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2024

Watch above to get the lowdown in less than 120 seconds.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

I tried to get the lowdown on some of my new teachers, the inside stuff, but Theresa wasn’t cooperating.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor