1. (adj) humble, low, lowly, modest, small
low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms: down(p), dispirited, minor, small, downcast, subaltern, scummy, base, baseborn, low-down, modest, petty(a), scurvy, pocket-sized, lower-ranking, secondary, humbled, gloomy, miserable, lowly, low, broken, small(a), down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, meek, low-toned, low-pitched, little, menial, pocket-size, small-scale, depleted, crushed, mild, junior-grade, diminished, abject, depressed, minuscule, low-spirited, belittled, humiliated Antonyms: noble, superior, skilled, senior
2. (adj) junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern
inferior in rank or status
Antonyms: skilled, noble, superior, senior
3. (adj) humble, menial, lowly
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonyms: baseborn, low, small, base, petty(a), junior-grade, lowly, secondary, subaltern, modest, humble, menial, lower-ranking Antonyms: noble, senior, superior, skilled
4. (adj) base, baseborn, humble, lowly
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms: junior-grade, mean, basal, subaltern, humble, base, lowly, modest, menial, meanspirited, low, lower-ranking, secondary, small, immoral, baseborn, petty(a) Antonyms: skilled, senior, superior, noble
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