Synonyms for lowering
ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋlow·er·ing

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1. lowering

   Synonyms:
   dark, threatening, gloomy, murky, lurid, overcast

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1. loweringnoun

   the act of causing to become less

   Synonyms:
   letting down

   Antonyms:
   clear

2. lowering, letting downadjective

   the act of causing something to move to a lower level

   Synonyms:
   letting down

   Antonyms:
   clear

3. heavy, lowering, sullen, threateningadjective

   darkened by clouds

   "a heavy sky"

   Synonyms:
   ominous, laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, forbidding, with child(p), sound, dark, wakeless, dense, grueling, dour, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), baleful, clayey, enceinte, minatory, menacing, grievous, glowering, fleshy, sour, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, saturnine, heavy, arduous, big(a), labored, moody, morose, punishing, glum, gravid, big(p), minacious, leaden, sinister

   Antonyms:
   clear

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1. • Decrease

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1. loweringadjective

   Synonyms:
   cloudy, clouded, overcast, lurid, murky

2. loweringnoun

   Synonyms:
   depression, diminution, reduction

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1. loweringadjective

   Synonyms:
   threatening, dark, sullen

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1. List of paraphrases for "lowering":

   reducing, reduction, reduce, decrease, decreasing, decline, diminishing, declining, cutting, lower

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1. Nancy Pelosi:

   The last thing we need is a president threatening the chairman of the Fed on whether he is raising or lowering rates in tune with the president's politics, you have to have an independent Federal Reserve.

2. Doug Hirsch:

   Anytime anyone takes a step toward price transparency and lowering the costs of drugs [ it ] is a good thing, i still think it will be too expensive for most Americans.

3. Mitchell Stein:

   That is a long way of saying the best thing for consumers is a lowering of the price charged by manufacturers, as long as this is not done in an irresponsible way that impacts the pipeline for future innovation.

4. Francesca Dominici:

   This is a highly contentious debate right now, but this is probably one of the most robust pieces of evidence that should inform the review of World Health Organization guidelines and make the argument for lowering these standards, these health problems persist even if we have lower numbers.

5. Bob Broeksmit:

   The lower premiums will expand homeownership opportunities by lowering mortgage payments for qualified FHA borrowers, providing critical relief from the steep rise in mortgage rates and home prices just in time for the spring buying season, this will especially help minority homebuyers and low-and moderate-income households who are predominantly served by FHA loans.