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Synonyms of bottom in English:

bottom


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See Spanish definition of fondo

noun

1‘she reached the bottom of the stairs’

SYNONYMS
foot, lowest part, lowest point, base, extremity
foundation, basis, support, substructure, substratum, groundwork, underpinning
ANTONYMS

top

2‘they examined the bottom of the car’

SYNONYMS
underside, lower side, underneath, undersurface, undercarriage, underpart, belly, underbelly

3‘the boat sank to the bottom of Lake Ontario’

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floor, bed, ground, depths
ANTONYMS

surface

4‘there's a little cottage at the bottom of his garden’

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the furthest part, the farthest point, the far end, the extremity
ANTONYMS

top

5‘Mark was right at the bottom of his class’

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lowest level, lowest position, least important part, least successful part, least honourable part
ANTONYMS

top

6‘I've got a tattoo on my bottom’

SYNONYMS
rear, rump, rear end, backside, seat
buttocks, cheeks, hindquarters, haunches
derrière
Sitzfleisch
technical nates
informal behind, sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus, rusty dusty
British informal bum, botty, prat, jacksie
Scottish informal bahookie
North American informal butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy
West Indian informal batty, rass
humorous fundament, posterior
British vulgar slang arse, clunge
North American vulgar slang ass
archaic breech

7‘Police got to the bottom of a racket in stolen cars’

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origin, cause, root, source, starting point, core, centre, heart, kernel, base, basis, foundation
reality, essence, nitty-gritty, substance
essentials

adjective

1‘she sat on the bottom step’

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lowest, last, bottommost, undermost, ground
technical basal
ANTONYMS

highest


Phrases

    from top to bottom

    ‘they had to fumigate the house from top to bottom’


    SYNONYMS
    thoroughly, fully, to the fullest extent, extensively, completely, comprehensively, rigorously, exhaustively, scrupulously, meticulously, conscientiously, minutely, in close detail