low-tech (B1)
adjective
Definition
low-tech means simple, uncomplicated, primitive, not involving advanced technology. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
Sometimes the low-tech ways are best: bash it with a rock, that'll loosen it.
The writer described the response as low-tech.
A low-tech tone can change the mood of a conversation.
How to Use low-tech
- low-tech + noun (collocation)
- Use low-tech before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a low-tech reaction."
- become low-tech (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became low-tech near the end."
Antonyms of low-tech
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