Lower in rank
The crossword clue "Lower in rank" is answered by DEBASE, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEBASE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEBASE answer page.
Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DEGRADE (3 uses in xd)
- DISRATE (2 uses in xd)
- JUNIOR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEBASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEBASE, most used first.
- Cheapen - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Adulterate - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
- Lower in value - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Corrupt - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Lower - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Reduce in value - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Reduce in rank - DEMOTE, used 37 times
- Lower - NETHER, used 28 times
- Lower in rank - DEMOTE, used 22 times
- Rank indicator - STRIPE, used 16 times
- Naval rank - ENSIGN, used 15 times
- Lower in dignity - DEMEAN, used 11 times
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