Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lower the bar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
low-er the bar
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.

Inflected Forms

lowers the bar (present, singular) lowering the bar (participle, present) lowered the bar (participle, past) lowered the bar (past)

Phrases

set the bar

Frequently Paired Words

set the bar

Antonyms

raise the bar lift the bar

Questions

What does lower the bar mean?
to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.

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