bedrock

1 an immaterial thing upon which something else rests my religious faith is the bedrock of my life Synonyms of bedrock basis, base, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woofWords Related to bedrock 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 of bedrock nadir, bottom, depth, rock bottom, zeroWords Related to bedrock abyss, armpit, pitNear Antonyms of bedrock bloom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday; crescendo, high; cap, ceiling, crest, roofAntonyms of bedrock acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith