Definitions

lowdown

[loh-doun, loh-doun] / ˈloʊˌdaʊn, ˈloʊˈdaʊn /

NOUN

account

Synonyms

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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

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conversation information intelligence

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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

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ignorance

NOUN

facts

Synonyms

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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

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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

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ammo break confidence counsel cue dirt dope dossier earful enlightenment erudition illumination leak learning lore network notice notification orientation propaganda scoop score tidings wisdom

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chapter and verse inside story what's what whole story

NOUN

inside information

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WEAK

confidence exclusive hot news poop private source reliable source scoop secret state's evidence undisclosed source

NOUN

intelligence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

data knowledge

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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

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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

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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

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answer

STRONG

ignorance

WEAK

heedlessness neglect

NOUN

particular

Synonyms

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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

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

So, Salon Food spoke with Heidi Diestel of Diestel Turkey Ranch to get the lowdown on all things turkey cookery for everyone from the top expert to the neophyte.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

But we have the lowdown on how to score a seat to the hottest new restaurant in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

We all huddled behind a chipped stone table, most of its jewels shattered or missing, and listened as our bunny spy gave us the lowdown.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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