BOTTOM-FEEDERS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

bottom-feeders

noun

plural of bottom-feeder

as in opportunists

one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong that bottom-feeder would run over his own mother if it would help him get ahead in his career

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Recent Examples of bottom-feeders The Warriors already might be too far ahead in the standings to catch bottom-feeders like the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers in the race to maximize their draft-lottery odds. —

Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 For nearly the first two decades of their existence, the New Orleans Saints were NFL bottom-feeders. —

Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 Chicago is currently mired in a miserable seven-game losing streak, a confounding skid that includes defeats against NBA bottom-feeders like the New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, and Brooklyn Nets. —

Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom-feeders

Noun

The defense sought to depict the victims as opportunists out for cash, a narrative that didn’t stand up, with the feds pointing out only two of the women were involved in a litany of outstanding lawsuits.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Some of those pushing anti-Jewish invective on the right are opportunists.

— Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026