bedrock

bedrock

noun

Definition of BEDROCK

1

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests <my religious faith is the bedrock of my life>

Synonyms basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woof

Related Words anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support; assumption, justification, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant; backbone, center, core, cornerstone, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, keystone, nucleus, seat; essence, quintessence, soul, touchstone

2

the lowest point or level <knew that his acting career was at bedrock when all he could get were bit parts in campy horror movies>

Synonyms bedrock, bottom, depth, rock bottom, zero

Related Words abyss, armpit, pit

Near Antonyms bloom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday; crescendo, high; cap, ceiling, crest, roof

Antonyms acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith