rock bottom

rock bottom

noun

: the lowest possible level or point

Full Definition of ROCK BOTTOM

:  the lowest or most fundamental part or level

Examples of ROCK BOTTOM

1. After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.
2. Their marriage has hit rock bottom.

First Known Use of ROCK BOTTOM

1890

Related to ROCK BOTTOM

Synonyms

base, basement, foot, nadir, bottom

Antonyms

head, top, vertex

Related Words

basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning

Near Antonyms

acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tip-top, zenith