Synonyms of rock-bottom

rock-bottom 1 of 2

adjective

ˈräk-ˈbä-təm 

as in low

of, relating to, or located at the bottom

rock-bottom prices on home electronics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• low
• lower
• bottom
• lowermost
• nethermost
• bottommost
• lowly
• undermost
• low-grade
• under
• below
• nether
• lowered
• sunken
• low-lying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• highest
• top
• higher
• loftiest
• topmost
• uppermost
• upper
• loftier
• upmost
• lifted
• elevated
• uplifted
• heightened
• raised
• upraised
• escalated
• jacked (up)

rock bottom

2 of 2

noun

1

as in bottom

the lowest part, place, or point

when the stock market was at its rock bottom was the time to buy in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bottom
• foot
• base
• basement
• basis
• foundation
• bed
• ground
• seat
• nadir
• bedrock
• keystone
• underpinning
• groundwork

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• top
• head
• vertex
• height
• peak
• apex
• tip
• pinnacle
• crest
• climax
• summit
• zenith
• meridian
• culmination
• acme
• tip-top

2

as in depth

the lowest point or level

our finances must be at rock bottom if we can't even afford a fast-food joint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depth
• bottom
• zero
• bedrock
• abyss
• pit
• nadir
• armpit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• top
• height
• head
• peak
• apex
• crown
• summit
• pinnacle
• climax
• meridian
• zenith
• culmination
• high-water mark
• glory
• flower
• bloom
• heyday
• flood tide
• high
• acme
• tip-top
• ceiling
• roof
• crescendo
• cap
• crest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rock-bottom

Adjective

Strategists warn that rock-bottom volatility, fresh stock market all-time highs and unresolved geopolitical risks are converging just as markets enter the historically stormy mid-August-to-mid-October stretch. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Trump paid a rock-bottom ten million dollars to acquire the rights to lease the property, and he was given an extraordinary forty-year tax abatement, saving him approximately four million dollars a year in property taxes. — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Noun

Meanwhile, the situation with Bobby and Andriy reaches rock bottom. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said Freedom Fuel’s rock bottom promotional price meant the chain was likely selling the gas at a loss. — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026