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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Recent Examples of bottom line

Noun

Operating expenses in the third quarter rose 14 percent to $918 million, or 11 percent when excluding foreign exchange impacts, hitting the bottom line. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 As FedEx aims to improve its bottom line, the courier is prepping to put a new executive in charge of its books. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Top- and bottom-line results for the period beat expectations. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 McKinsey’s 2026 State of AI survey found that only about 6% of companies report a significant bottom-line impact from AI—defined as attributing at least 5% of EBIT to the technology—a figure unchanged from a year earlier. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom line

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line

Noun

Joseph Zada is beyond impressive in a highly demanding role that pushes him to the limit physically and emotionally, perfectly capturing the essence of Haymitch with all the sympathy, charm and bitterness Woody Harrelson brought to the role.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
First, the essence of each brand tends to manifest in aesthetics and interaction models.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of essence

Adjective

But there’s something bracingly logical about injecting the synthetic jolt of electronic dance music into a hospital environment, where vulnerable bodies are sustained by machines.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
With 40 percent of its revenue generated by returning customers, Braquet said this focus was the logical next step and the motivation in their ongoing first funding round.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of logical

Noun

Becoming the first Latino directly elected to California’s highest office is a distinction Becerra was reluctant to promote on the campaign trail, preferring instead to focus on his humble roots.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The root of Wilson’s resentment is that he was charmed by the pods version of Wilnie, who was temporarily free from real-life concerns and whose only job was to banter with him through a wall.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of root

Adjective

Kim will face his last days when a large enough body of North Korean elites conclude that remaining loyal is no longer their safest and most rational choice.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Predicting the costs How cities full of rational, educated, financially prudent people get sucked in, how we’re persuaded to put aside concerns about being stuck with a massive bill and just surrender to the spectacle.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rational

Noun

During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, James, 32, opened up about how the project became a deeply personal way to reconnect with Bill, who passed away in February 2017 following heart surgery.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Sola Media managing director Solveig Langeland said mixing humor and heart has always sat at the center of the studio’s storytelling, backed by its skill at bringing characters to life through strong voice casts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of heart

Adjective

That’s a shame, because Eleazar gives a layered and unsentimental performance in what should be her breakout role, even as Rock’s film turns out to hide some curious ideas about women.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Mears died at the age of ninety-one, and the end of his life seems to have been as unsentimental as its beginning.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsentimental

Noun

Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo's iPhone-grade chip outperformed Googlebooks’ processors in single-core performance, while losing out on multi-core performance by varying (but overall large) margins.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of core

Adjective

Hollywood has reliably churned out rom-coms for a century, but only a handful have survived the unromantic ravages of time.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of unromantic

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