low-level

adjective

low-lev·​el ˈlō-ˈle-vəl 

1

: occurring, done, or placed at a low level

2

: being of low importance or rank

3

: being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components

Examples of low-level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The oil- and mineral-rich region has long been the scene of a low-level insurgency. —ABC News, 24 May 2026

But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

At such low-level radiation, laptops lack the energy to break chemical bonds inside our bodies or directly damage DNA. —Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 May 2026

The market is moving towards specialists rather than generalists, and low-level work that may be easily produced with AI is becoming less abundant. —Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for low-level

• daredevil
• sublevel
• bevel
• devil
• level
• multilevel

Kids Definition

low-level

adjective

low-lev·​el

-ˈlev-əl

1

: occurring, done, or placed at a low level

2

: being of low importance or rank

a low-level job

3

: being or relating to nuclear waste of relatively low radioactivity

low-level waste