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

The bottom line Money market accounts remain viable and profitable vehicles for savers in today's economy. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Eaton beat both top and bottom line expectations and raised its full-year organic growth and earnings outlook, while orders and backlog surged across its electrical businesses. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Adjective

That’s how Visa arrived at its $36 trillion bottom-line inheritance figure. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Without data, your marketing partner is measuring in a vacuum and only providing you with metrics of their marketing efforts, rather than measuring those efforts against bottom-line results. — Samantha Scott, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom line

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line

Noun

Plan ample time before or after a treatment to make good use of the luxurious hot springs here, since this town’s world-famous mineral water is really the essence of your visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The scent wraps rose water, Damascena rose essence and absolute, and centifolia rose in soft, sweet notes of green almond, pink raspberry, and a touch of mauve violet.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of essence

Adjective

When there are multiple logical possibilities for what the next word should be, the model typically selects one of those words by chance, based on their relative frequencies in the data.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
For five of the Buss siblings, selling the remaining stake can be viewed as the logical conclusion of a process that began when the family surrendered control of the Lakers last year.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of logical

Noun

In this case, the O is designed with roots that represent the land, a lamb for spring and new birth, and an almond blossom petal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Born and raised in Nogales, Mexico, the fourth of twelve children, Trujillo had deep community roots.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of root

Adjective

Gorbachev, still consolidating power, was taking a risk by bucking anti-American hawks back in Moscow and standing with Reagan to join him in officially ruling out nuclear war as a rational instrument of policy.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Three functions, each making the rational local decision, and together producing an outcome that would not have been chosen for the enterprise as a whole.

— Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rational

Noun

While many viewers praise the former child star as the beating heart of the series, her newfound success comes with heightened tabloid scrutiny, thecoverage wading into everything from her looks to her love life.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of heart

Adjective

The affect of these books—brisk, unsentimental, exacting—serves their diagnosis.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsentimental

Noun

Sangare was one of the core players of the Lens side who pushed Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain hard for the French title last season, eventually coming up six points short.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The cryptocurrency exchange told Fortune that bitcoin’s core infrastructure is largely safe, adding that the real vulnerability is at the wallet level.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of core

Adjective

Gorgeous cinematography and a very unromantic portrayal of the grueling life of a secret agent make this a solid watch.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
This idea was supposed to be the kind of thing that could convince even the most unromantic skeptics that space exploration was not only spiritually fulfilling, but economically advantageous.

— Elena Saavedra Buckley, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

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