Lower and Lengthen

Lower

Lower verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable

Lengthen is an antonym for lower in reduce topic.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Lengthen

Lengthen verb - To make longer.

Lower is an antonym for lengthen.

Nearby Words: length, lengthy, lengthening

Common collocations

odds lower odds lengthen odds
sentence lower sentence lengthen sentence
bit lower bit lengthen bit
game lower game lengthen game
Other words: bar.
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