BOTTOM LINE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of bottom line

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line

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adjective

as in logical

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Noun

The bottom line is both coaches sound as if being chosen by the Big 12 to play this game in Great Britain is quite an honor no matter the result on the field Saturday. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 But if your place is already outfitted with these features, the difference in initial costs for your buyer will be even greater -- meaning real savings to their bottom line. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Adjective

The company went public in July with top- and bottom-line increases, plenty of room to grow overseas and at home and a strong sustainability message. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Even then, McKinsey finds only 39% of organizations can attribute any bottom-line impact to AI, most of them under 5%, and MIT reports that 95% of enterprise AI pilots show no measurable profit-and-loss impact. — Prashant Jalan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom line

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Noun

But this is preposterous, this is insanity, this is the very essence of bedlam.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Wittgenstein proposed to abandon the appeal to essences for the concept of family resemblance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of essence

Noun

Where loyalty’s root lies in law, wafadari’s lies in promise.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
After lying dormant for over twenty years, the property has been completely renovated to make the space feel tasteful, modern, and comfortable while continuing to pay tribute to its deep archival roots.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of root

Adjective

Founded by two British academics almost two decades ago, Effective Altruism is a philosophical movement whose core idea is that people should try to use rational processes to do the most good for the most people in the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
This is not to impugn the nobility of counting, of the close and careful observation of nature, of the rational, ordered efforts to understand it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rational

Noun

The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
The most effective nonprofits lead with both heart and purpose while staying focused on delivering meaningful results.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of heart

Noun

The experiments were not designed to demonstrate ignition or fusion gain, but to isolate and test this core compression principle.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Shown on a 35mm print at Lincoln Center, this North American premiere was warmly received, with the core cast all on hand.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of core

Adjective

At the press conference, a journalist noted that his filmography is notable for its unromantic view of animal life.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
For 30 minutes, the hunter watched the whitetails play a cat-and-mouse game as the buck tried to stay close to the unromantic does.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unromantic

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