low-rise

noun

A building of no more than a few stories.

Similar
walk-up
Opposite
high-risehighrisehigh rise
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Meanings

low-rise1

nounlow-rise (plural low-rises)

plural low-rises · alternative lowrise · alternative low rise

  1. architectureA building of no more than a few stories.

low-rise2

adjectivelow-rise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablefashionOf lower body clothing: whose waistline does not reach the waist, but hangs along the hips.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
high-risehighrisehigh rise

adjectiveused of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low

Similar
walk-up
Opposite
high-rise
Also see
walk-up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

low-rise · noun

(architecture): A retronym created as an antonym to high-rise.

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low-rise · adjective

Referring to the low waistline.

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Translations

French taille basse
  • taille basseTranslations
Polish niski budynek, z niskim stanem
  • niski budynekTranslations
  • z niskim stanemTranslations
Spanish edificio bajo, edificio de poca altura
  • edificio bajoTranslations
  • edificio de poca alturaTranslations
  • descaderadoTranslations
  • de tiro bajoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

low-rise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-rise

MLA

“low-rise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-rise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-rise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-rise.

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