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rock-bottom

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock-bottom

of, relating to, or located at the bottom
  • rock-bottom prices on home electronics
Synonyms of rock-bottom

bottom, bottommost, low, lowermost, nethermost, undermost
Words Related to rock-bottom

below, lower, low-grade, lowly, nether, under

lowered, low-lying, sunken
Near Antonyms of rock-bottom

higher, loftier, upper

elevated, escalated, heightened, jacked (up), lifted, raised, uplifted, upraised
Antonyms of rock-bottom

highest, loftiest, top, topmost, upmost, uppermost

rock bottom

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock bottom

1 the lowest part, place, or point
  • When the stock market was at its rock bottom was the time to buy in.
Synonyms of rock bottom

base, basement, bottom, foot, nadir
Words Related to rock bottom

basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning
Near Antonyms of rock bottom

acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tip-top, zenith
Antonyms of rock bottom

head, top, vertex
2 the lowest point or level
  • Our finances must be at rock bottom if we can't even afford a fast-food joint!
Synonyms of rock bottom

bedrock, bottom, depth, nadir, zero
Words Related to rock bottom

abyss, armpit, pit
Near Antonyms of rock bottom

bloom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday

crescendo, high

cap, ceiling, crest, roof
Antonyms of rock bottom

acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith

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