Lower
Lower verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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From Bad to Worse: It starts out as bad when Otto tries to get rid of Peter once and for all, and he stoops lower and lower from there.
Source: Comicbook / Superior Spider-Man -
Interestingly, Spider-Man (1967) had the voice actor for Spidey do two distinct voices — a deeper, heroic voice when he was in costume and a lower voice when he was Peter Parker.
Source: Clark Kenting - Sayers in her Lord Peter Wimsey stories would also frequently use this, seeing how she was writing in a time when the radar sweeps were much lower than today.
Source: Narrative Profanity Filter
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Peter and Lower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/peter
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