Meaning

2 senses
  1. A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water.

    a line marking the lowest level reached

  2. (broadly)The nadir or lowest point of something.

    an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

Forms

plural: low-water marks
Singularlow-water mark
Plurallow-water marks

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything:nadir

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtidemark

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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