Add
Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.
Usage example: add another cup of flour to the mixture
Lower
Lower verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The films of Seltzer and Friedberg motivated them to add an even lower "Fuck you" as its new lowest.
Source: Broke the Rating Scale -
It's typically shot from a slightly lower than normal angle to add stature to the characters in the shot.
Source: Power Walk -
This makes grinding even faster and easily bridges the gaps in levels with lower level Pokémon you add to your party.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y
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Lower and Add. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/lower
Add & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/lower>.
Lower or Add. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/lower.
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