Low and Tall

Opposite meaning words

Low adjective - Having relatively little height.

Usage example: the low hedge surrounding the garden wasn't meant to keep anything out, just to look pretty

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Tall is an antonym for low in topics: small, short, crude, depressed, reduced.

Tall adjective - Extending to a great distance upward.

Usage example: tall skyscrapers that cast long shadows over the park

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Low is an antonym for tall in topics: length, exaggerated.

The fact that they're only a couple of centimeters tall and would have a very low teminal velocity probably helps too.

Source: Soft Water
Maetel's is a tall, almost cylindrical fur hat, Tetsuro's is low, rumpled, and very wide-brimmed.

Source: Nice Hat / Anime and Manga
Inverted on several other worlds with low gravity such as Barsoom, resulting in tall, lanky humans.

Source: Literature / Captain French, or the Quest for Paradise

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