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单词 low down
释义
(noun) 
Definition
information
(informal) 
We want you to give us the low-down on your team-mates.
Synonyms
information
They refused to give us any information about her.
intelligence
a senior officer involved in gathering intelligence
info (informal)
inside story
gen (British, informal)
dope (informal)
They had plenty of dope on him.
(adjective) 
Definition
mean, underhand, and dishonest
They will stoop to every low-down trick.
Synonyms
mean
Upstaging the bride was a particularly mean trick.
low
That was a really low trick.
base
cheap (informal)
That was a cheap trick to play on anyone.
nasty
He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.
ugly
despicable
He said it was a despicable crime.
reprehensible
contemptible
Her husband is a contemptible little man.
It was an utterly contemptible thing to do.
underhand
scurvy (old-fashioned)
It was a scurvy trick to play.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of base
Synonyms
inferior,
mean,
low,
poor,
sorry,
miserable,
worthless,
lowly,
paltry,
pitiful,
grovelling,
menial,
subservient,
downtrodden,
wretched,
servile,
slavish
in the sense of cheap
Definition
mean or despicable
That was a cheap trick to play on anyone.
Synonyms
despicable,
mean,
low,
base,
vulgar,
sordid,
contemptible,
scurvy (old-fashioned),
scungy (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of contemptible
Definition
deserving to be despised or hated
Her husband is a contemptible little man.It was an utterly contemptible thing to do.
Synonyms
despicable,
mean,
low,
base,
cheap (informal),
worthless,
shameful,
shabby,
vile,
degenerate,
low-down (informal),
paltry,
pitiful,
abject,
ignominious,
measly (informal),
scurvy (old-fashioned),
detestable,
odious

Nearby words of
low-down

  • lovesick
  • loving
  • low
  • low-down
  • low-grade
  • low-key
  • low-minded

Synonyms of 'low-down'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of despicable
Definition
deserving contempt
He said it was a despicable crime.
Synonyms
contemptible,
mean,
low,
base,
cheap (informal),
infamous,
degrading,
worthless,
disgraceful,
shameful,
vile,
sordid,
pitiful,
abject,
hateful,
reprehensible,
ignominious,
disreputable,
wretched,
scurvy (old-fashioned),
detestable,
scungy (Australian, New Zealand),
beyond contempt
in the sense of dope
Definition
confidential information
They had plenty of dope on him.
Synonyms
information,
facts,
details,
material,
news,
intelligence,
gen (British, informal),
info (informal),
inside information,
lowdown (informal)
in the sense of intelligence
Definition
news or information
a senior officer involved in gathering intelligence
Synonyms
information,
news,
facts,
report,
findings,
word,
notice,
advice,
knowledge,
data,
disclosure,
gen (British, informal),
tip-off,
low-down (informal),
notification,
rumour,
tidings,
heads up
in the sense of low
Definition
unworthy or contemptible
That was a really low trick.
Synonyms
contemptible,
mean,
base,
nasty,
cowardly,
degraded,
vulgar,
vile,
sordid,
abject,
unworthy,
despicable,
depraved,
menial,
reprehensible,
dastardly (old-fashioned),
scurvy (old-fashioned),
servile,
unprincipled,
dishonourable,
ignoble
in the sense of nasty
Definition
(of a person) spiteful or ill-natured
He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.
Synonyms
spiteful,
mean (informal),
offensive,
annoying,
vicious,
unpleasant,
abusive,
vile,
malicious,
bad-tempered,
despicable,
disagreeable
in the sense of scurvy
Definition
deserving contempt
It was a scurvy trick to play.
Synonyms
contemptible,
mean,
bad,
low,
base,
rotten (informal),
sorry,
worthless,
shabby,
vile,
low-down (informal),
pitiful,
abject,
despicable,
dishonourable,
ignoble,
scabby (informal)
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