Synonyms for bottom
ˈbɒt əmbot·tom

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1. bottomnoun

   A bottom quark.

   Synonyms:
   botty, fanny, bum, bot, bott, buttocks, base, backside, catcher, ass, arse

2. bottomnoun

   The lowest part of a container.

   Synonyms:
   botty, bott, ass, base, backside, bum, arse, bot, fanny, buttocks, catcher

3. bottomnoun

   The lowest or last place or position.

   Those files should go on the bottom shelf.

   Synonyms:
   base, bot, arse, buttocks, bum, botty, ass, fanny, backside, catcher, bott

   Antonyms:
   top

4. bottomnoun

   To establish firmly; to found or justify on or upon something; to set on a firm footing; to set or rest on or upon something which provides support or authority.

   lack bottom

   Synonyms:
   base, bott, bot, catcher, buttocks, botty, arse, ass, fanny, backside, bum

5. bottomnoun

   To be the submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

   Where shall we go for a walk? How about Ashcombe Bottom?

   Synonyms:
   bott, arse, catcher, ass, botty, buttocks, backside, bot, fanny, bum, base

6. bottomnoun

   To be anally penetrated in gay sex

   Synonyms:
   bot, botty, catcher, bott, bum, fanny, ass, base, backside, arse, buttocks

7. bottomnoun

   a cargo vessel, a ship.

   Synonyms:
   buttocks, base, bot, bott, arse, backside, botty, fanny, ass, bum, catcher

8. bottomnoun

   certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.

   Synonyms:
   bot, ass, base, backside, botty, arse, fanny, bum, catcher, buttocks, bott

9. bottomnoun

   The second half of an inning, the home team's turn to bat.

   Synonyms:
   bum, bott, catcher, botty, arse, base, bot, fanny, buttocks, backside, ass

10. bottomnoun

    A submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

    Synonyms:
    fanny, buttocks, bum, ass, base, arse, bott, botty, catcher, bot, backside

    Antonyms:
    top

11. bottomnoun

    A gay man who likes to take a passive sexual role rather than an active role (e.g. to be penetrated in anal sex rather than to penetrate).

    Synonyms:
    buttocks, catcher, ass, base, arse, bot, bott, botty, bum, backside, fanny

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bottom

   Synonyms:
   breast, hollow, valley, deep, bed, centre, heart, mind, soul, will

   Antonyms:
   surface, exterior, manner, deportment, demeanor

2. bottom

   Synonyms:
   deep, profound, floor, groundwork, depth, ground, foot

   Antonyms:
   top, summit, apex, crown, brow, surface

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bottom, underside, undersurfacenoun

   the lower side of anything

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

   Antonyms:
   top, top of the inning, best

2. bottomnoun

   the lowest part of anything

   "they started at the bottom of the hill"

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

   Antonyms:
   top of the inning, top, best

3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

   Synonyms:
   screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, behind, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, tail, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, puke

   Antonyms:
   top, top of the inning, best

4. bottom, bottom of the inningnoun

   the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

   Antonyms:
   top of the inning, top, best

5. bed, bottomnoun

   a depression forming the ground under a body of water

   "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, layer, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush, seam

   Antonyms:
   top, top of the inning, best

6. bottomland, bottomnoun

   low-lying alluvial land near a river

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

   Antonyms:
   top of the inning, top, best

7. bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant shipadjective

   a cargo ship

   "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, freighter, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

   Antonyms:
   top of the inning, top, best

8. bottom(a)adjective

   situated at the bottom or lowest position

   "the bottom drawer"

   Antonyms:
   top of the inning, top, best

9. bottomverb

   the lowest rank

   "bottom member of the class"

   Synonyms:
   bottom(a)

   Antonyms:
   top, top of the inning, best

10. bottomverb

    provide with a bottom or a seat

    "bottom the chairs"

    Synonyms:
    penetrate, fathom

    Antonyms:
    top, top of the inning, best

11. bottomverb

    strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

    Synonyms:
    penetrate, fathom

    Antonyms:
    top, top of the inning, best

12. penetrate, fathom, bottomverb

    come to understand

    Synonyms:
    click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, penetrate, come home, get through, fall into place, fathom, sound, pervade, get across, interpenetrate

    Antonyms:
    top, top of the inning, best

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Cabinetry
   • Depression
   • Hit
   • Land
   • Part
   • Provide
   • Understand

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nadir

   lowest point

   his mood had reached an all-time nadir.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   lowest part

2. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   foundation, basis, groundwork, base

3. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   dale, valley, alluvial land

4. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   ship, vessel, sailing craft

5. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   fundament, seat

6. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   stamina, native strength, power of endurance

7. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   grounds, lees, dregs, sediments

8. bottomverb

   Synonyms:
   found, establish, build

9. bottomverb

   Synonyms:
   rest (for support), be based

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1. bottomadjective

   Synonyms:
   fundamental

2. bottomnoun

   Synonyms:
   foot, base, nadir, foundation, groundwork, basis, base, pedestal, fundament, buttocks, rump, fundus, seat, dregs, precipitate, lees, sediment, grounds

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1. List of paraphrases for "bottom":

   lower, underside, merits, low, substantive, fund, substance, bas, down, background, downstairs, below, inferior, seabed, fond, kick

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How to use bottom in a sentence?

1. Chuck Schumer:

   The Senate and American people deserve to know that these cabinet nominees have a plan to avoid any conflicts of interest, that they’re working on behalf of the American people and not their own bottom line, and that they plan to fully comply with the law, senate Republicans should heed the advice of this independent office and stop trying to jam through unvetted nominees.

2. Jacquelyne Froeber:

   I was recruited from Des Moines to be the editor-in-chief of Celebrated Living and also the senior editor for American Way, the opportunity to come to Dallas and be a part of this brand and its voice was so exciting for anyone like me in a creative job. It was a dream job, to be able to start something from the bottom up and give it a voice and make it as great as you possibly can. It was a dream opportunity.

3. Alison Parker:

   Once the waste is in the holding chamber we use membranes that take water out as vapor, which can then be condensed and available for people to use in their homes, the pathogens remain in the waste at the bottom of the holding chamber, so the water is basically pure and clean.

4. Chris Kofinis:

   If you are any of the bottom seven, you have to say something or do something to stand out. It's simple math.

5. Robert Chesney:

   The Project Raven (story) perfectly well documents that there is reason to be concerned and it is Congress' job to get to the bottom of it.