Lowly and Top

Lowly

Lowly adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.

Top is an antonym for lowly.

Nearby Word: lowliness

Top

Top adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: nearly all of the top officials in the state's department of corrections resigned after the scandal

Lowly is an antonym for top.

Nearby Words: topping, topmost, toping, toped

Both words in one sentence

  • Artistic License – Sports Even if this fictional team played in the top Scottish league... and it appears they don't... there would be almost no draw for such a lowly Scottish League team playing in Dublin.
  • A God Am I He will often give an over-the-top speech emphasizing just how far beyond ordinary humanity he has evolved, and how lowly they are compared with him.
    Source: A God Am I
  • Literature / The Belgariad aka: The Malloreon Nobody is surprised whenever a lowly Drasnian merchant turns out to be a top spy, and it seems everyone and his brother knows the secret sign language.
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