UNDERMOST Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

undermost

adjective

ˈən-dər-ˌmōst

Definition of undermost

as in lower

of, relating to, or located at the bottom the undermost layer of the mattress filling should provide firm back support

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Adjective

And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.

— Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023

Definition of lower

Adjective

Under those economic conditions, the top 10% of households by income now account for nearly as much discretionary spending as the bottom 70% of earners combined, according to a Bank of America report dated June 30.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 July 2026
The top Mode dial controls the exposure setting, and the bottom switches between stills, movies, and slow and quick-motion (S&Q) video.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of bottom

Adjective

The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of low

Adjective

But others have argued that the helium-3 could instead be coming from somewhere deep and stable in the lowermost mantle.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.

— Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024

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