Commanding and Lower

Commanding

Commanding adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: with the death of the general, he instantly became the commanding officer on the field of battle

Lower is an antonym for commanding.

Lower

Lower adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Commanding is an antonym for lower.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Both words in one sentence

  • Before that, the Force swells in her when she's commanding someone to stop and not kill her uncle and she doesn't recognize it as hers — it's lower, commanding, and forceful.
  • The Chains of Commanding: Ramesses gets his first taste of those upon becoming the steward of the Lower Egypt.
  • Special Edition Title A Lower-Deck Episode focused on the military recurring characters changes the intro animation and narration; the usual changing pictures of Ed and Al are changed to a photo of the unit, and the title is given as Flame Alchemist, referencing the unit's commanding officer.
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