rock-bottom

1 of 2

adjective

rock-bot·​tom ˈräk-ˈbä-təm 

: being the very lowest

rock-bottom prices

also : fundamental

the rock-bottom question

rock bottom

2 of 2

noun

: the lowest or most fundamental part or level

Synonyms

Adjective

• bottom
• bottommost
• low
• lowermost
• nethermost
• undermost

Noun

• base
• basement
• bottom
• foot
• nadir

Examples of rock-bottom in a Sentence

Adjective

rock-bottom prices on home electronics

Noun

After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.

Their marriage has hit rock bottom.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Don’t: Forget to pay taxes on interest For most of the last decade or so, CD rates were at rock-bottom lows and the tax burden for CD interest was minimal. —Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024

Her reminder to other people going through a rock-bottom scenario? —Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024

Noun

But there were many challenges that led them to hit rock bottom. —Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024

Over the past year, Washington and Beijing have made important headway in stabilizing relations, which hit rock bottom in 2022 amid disputes in areas such as Taiwan, technology, human rights, and foreign policy. —Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1884, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1890, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rock bottom

noun

: the lowest point or level