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UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi lō)


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Sense: Adjective: lower in position
Synonyms:
beneath Collocations, underneath Collocations, under Collocations, down Collocations, down from, lower Collocations, lower than, lower down, lower down than, down below, further down, further down than, downstairs Collocations, short of
Antonyms:
above Collocations, higher, taller, overhead Collocations, upward Collocations, over Collocations, up above, way up high
Sense: Adjective: lower in rank or importance
Synonyms:
inferior to, subject to, beneath Collocations, under Collocations, subordinate to, lower than, lower in the food chain than, report to, have a lower rank than
Antonyms:
above Collocations, superior to, ahead of, before Collocations, prior to
Sense: Adjective: farther along - in a text
Synonyms:
following Collocations, next Collocations, subsequent Collocations, hereafter Collocations, thereafter Collocations, further on, further down, hereinafter Collocations
Antonyms:
above Collocations, earlier, the prior, the previous
Sense: Adverb: on or to a lower deck
Synonyms:
between-decks, below-decks, in the hold, in steerage, in the engine room, below the waterline
Antonyms:
above Collocations, aloft, topside, above deck, above board
Sense: Adverb: on earth
Synonyms:
on earth, on the face of the earth, here on earth, under the sun, under heaven, in this world, here below, here Collocations, under the stars
Antonyms:
above Collocations, in heaven, in heaven above, in the heavens, up above, in the sky, in the firmament, in the hereafter
Sense: Adverb: in hell
Synonyms:
in hell, down below, in the underworld, with the fallen angels, in Pluto's realm, with the damned, with the condemned, burning in hell, in the infernal regions, in everlasting torment
Antonyms:
above Collocations, the heavens, heaven Collocations


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