Lower and Overhead

Lower

Lower adjective - Situated lower down.
Usage example: this book goes on the lower shelf

Overhead is an antonym for lower.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Overhead

Overhead adjective - Located or originating from above.

Lower is an antonym for overhead.

Both words in one sentence

  • Air Voyance Mr. Snuffleupagus waves his trunk up at Big Bird's airplane in an overhead shot in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird—even though later, when Bert points out Big Bird from the vantage of a much lower-flying biplane, he has to use binoculars.
    Source: Air Voyance
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