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

But the latest attempt to put Cineplex on the auction block comes at a decidedly more opportune time as the exhibitor rides a Hollywood box office rebound, with resurgent revenue and profits to feed its bottom line. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026 My average utility bill is about $2,200 a month for 3000 square feet; that's a direct hit to my bottom line. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 6 Nov. 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

Signature therapies incorporate local ingredients like virgin coconut oil, Caribbean sea salt scrubs, and tropical flower essences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
The movie’s essence is Chaucerian; the pacing is taut, jaunty, like a fairy tale, helped along by a twinkling score composed by Anna Meredith.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of essence

Adjective

Think about your beliefs, discard your prejudices and be logical and consistent.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
To those who know his ideas, the notion of a Spinozist biographer will seem about as logical as a vegan butcher or a pacifist contract killer.

— Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of logical

Noun

Pump Social’s roots The dream come true all started for the Donners with time spent in California’s wine country, learning and growing professionally.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
The behemoth agency, which traces its roots to the Civil War, is both the country’s largest healthcare system and one of its most effective.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of root

Adjective

Carlisle is entitled to make fun of her colleagues for overestimating the power of rational argument and for preferring false simplicity to complicated truth.

— Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
The calm, rational response to the Dallas Cowboys’ latest embarrassing performance is to burn it down.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rational

Noun

However, certain types of fat play an important role in heart health and may lower blood pressure and stroke risk.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Nov. 2026
The green has stayed ever since, spreading from her hair to her visuals to the cascade of green heart emojis that follow her across social media.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 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

The backstory The first Mandarin Oriental hotel—then called The Mandarin—opened its doors in Hong Kong in 1963 and has remained central to the hotel group’s core values, despite global expansion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The Acer laptop earned top marks in both the Cinebench and Geekbench single-core CPU tests, and came in a respectable second place for the Cinebench multi-core and HandBrake video conversion tests.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 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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