Foul and Lower

Foul

Foul verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations

Show all Definitions

Lower and foul are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Foul".

Nearby Words: foulness, fouled, foully, fouling

Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

Show all Definitions

Foul and lower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foul" instead the word "Lower" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

foul weapons

lower weapons

Later, one of Pepper's foul scents does the same from the upper-left to lower-right.

Source: Recap / Littlest Pet Shop 2012 S 3 E 23 Sue Syndrome
Equius Zahhak sticks to genteel curses like "fudgesicles" unless he's extremely flustered, and berates others for foul language, believing it to be a habit of the lower classes.

Source: Gosh Dang It to Heck!
Unrobotic Reveal: This happens in "Science Fair and Foul" after Alfalfa, in the lower part of the robot disguise, lands on an ant farm exhibit.

Source: Western Animation / The Little Rascals

Cite this Source

Lower and Foul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foul/lower

Foul & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foul/lower>.

Lower or Foul. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foul/lower.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "foul" and "lower" have occurred on timeline