| Main Entry: | rock bottom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absolute bottom |
Synonyms: |
all-time low, base, bedrock, depths, nadir, record low, solid bottom, solid rock |
| Main Entry: | bottom |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lowest; fundamental |
Synonyms: |
basal, base, basement, basic, foundational, ground, last, lowermost, lowest, meat-and-potatoes, nethermost, primary, radical, rock-bottom, underlying, undermost |
Antonyms: |
highest, top, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | fundamental |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic, essential part |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, axiom, basis, bottom line, brass tacks, coal and ice, component, constituent, cornerstone, element, factor, foundation, guts*, heart, law, nitty-gritty, principium, principle, rock bottom, rudiment, rule, sine qua non, theorem |
Antonyms: |
addition, auxiliary, extra, subordinate, trivia |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close to the ground; short |
Synonyms: |
below, beneath, bottom, bottommost, crouched, decumbent, deep, depressed, flat, ground-level, inferior, junior, lesser, level, little, low-hanging, low-lying, low-set, lowering, minor, nether, not high, profound, prostrate, rock-bottom, shallow, small, squat, squatty, stunted, subjacent, subsided, sunken, under, unelevated |
Antonyms: |
above, high, tall |
| Main Entry: | nadir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest point |
Synonyms: |
all-time low, base, bottom, floor, low point, record low, rock bottom, zero level |
| Notes: | zenith derived from Arabic samt ar-ras 'the way or road above one's head'; zenith technically is the point directly above the observer and nadir is the point directly below |
| Main Entry: | root |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | base, core |
Synonyms: |
basis, bedrock, beginnings, bottom, cause, center, crux, derivation, essence, essentiality, footing, foundation, fountain, fountainhead, fundamental, germ, ground, groundwork, heart, inception, infrastructure, mainspring, marrow, motive, nub, nucleus, occasion, origin, pith, provenance, provenience, quick, quintessence, radicle, radix, reason, rhizome, rock bottom, seat, seed, soul, source, starting point, stem, stuff, substance, substratum, tuber, underpinning, well |
Antonyms: |
derivation, derivative, sprout |
| Main Entry: | zero |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nothing |
Synonyms: |
aught, blank, bottom, cipher, insignificancy, love*, lowest point, nada, nadir, naught, nil, nix, nobody, nonentity, nought, nullity, oblivion, ought, rock bottom, scratch, shutout, void, zilch, zip, zot |
Antonyms: |
anything, being, something, thing |
| Main Entry: | all-time low |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest point |
Synonyms: |
lowest level, record low, rock bottom, the bottom |
| Main Entry: | lowermost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bottom |
Synonyms: |
basal, base, basement, basic, foundational, ground, last, lowest, meat-and-potatoes, nethermost, primary, radical, rock-bottom, underlying, undermost |
| Main Entry: | nethermost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bottom |
Synonyms: |
basal, base, basement, basic, foundational, ground, last, lowermost, lowest, meat-and-potatoes, primary, radical, rock-bottom, underlying, undermost |