rock-bottom
1 of 2adjective
rock-bot·tom ˈräk-ˈbä-təm 
: being the very lowest
rock-bottom prices
also : fundamental
the rock-bottom question
rock bottom
2 of 2noun
: the lowest or most fundamental part or level
Synonyms
Adjective
- bottom
- bottommost
- low
- lowermost
- nethermost
- undermost
Noun
- base
- basement
- bottom
- foot
- nadir
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom. Their marriage has hit rock bottom.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jodi Enda, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 While teams like Chicago, Las Vegas, Connecticut and Seattle moved to the top of the league, the Sparks tumbled into the cellar, reaching rock bottom by missing the playoffs for consecutive seasons. Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 And that’s not only since the rock bottom of the pandemic, but even from the years before most of us owned a mask. Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 Hope their shareholders are planning an intervention, because this looks like rock bottom. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2022 To me, recreational drug use is usually depicted as someone’s rock bottom. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 Warriors find a way: Tuesday’s loss to Orlando felt like rock bottom for the Warriors. C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022 Messaging and buy-in Fisch took over a team that had hit rock bottom 12 days earlier — a humiliating, disheartening 70-7 loss to rival Arizona State. Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 After nearly a decade of false starts, the club hit rock bottom last week with a 4-0 loss at the hands of Brentford. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
Great late-night fodder, but probably not rock bottom. Jodi Enda, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 While teams like Chicago, Las Vegas, Connecticut and Seattle moved to the top of the league, the Sparks tumbled into the cellar, reaching rock bottom by missing the playoffs for consecutive seasons. Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 And that’s not only since the rock bottom of the pandemic, but even from the years before most of us owned a mask. Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 Hope their shareholders are planning an intervention, because this looks like rock bottom. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2022 To me, recreational drug use is usually depicted as someone’s rock bottom. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 Warriors find a way: Tuesday’s loss to Orlando felt like rock bottom for the Warriors. C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022 Messaging and buy-in Fisch took over a team that had hit rock bottom 12 days earlier — a humiliating, disheartening 70-7 loss to rival Arizona State. Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 After nearly a decade of false starts, the club hit rock bottom last week with a 4-0 loss at the hands of Brentford. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1884, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1890, in the meaning defined above
rock-bottom 1 of 2
adjective
as in low
of, relating to, or located at the bottom rock-bottom prices on home electronics Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- low
- lower
- bottom
- lowermost
- nethermost
- bottommost
- undermost
- lowly
- under
- below
- lowered
- low-grade
- nether
- sunken
- low-lying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- highest
- higher
- top
- loftiest
- topmost
- uppermost
- upper
- loftier
- upmost
- lifted
- elevated
- heightened
- uplifted
- raised
- upraised
- escalated
- jacked (up)
rock bottom
2 of 2noun
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
- basis
- basement
- foundation
- bed
- ground
- seat
- nadir
- bedrock
- keystone
- underpinning
- groundwork
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- top
- head
- vertex
- height
- peak
- apex
- pinnacle
- tip
- crest
- zenith
- climax
- meridian
- summit
- 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
- pinnacle
- crown
- high-water mark
- climax
- summit
- zenith
- meridian
- glory
- flower
- culmination
- acme
- bloom
- flood tide
- high
- heyday
- tip-top
- ceiling
- roof
- crescendo
- cap
- crest