Closest matches in this entry: backside, butt, rear, underside, answer.
Sentence evidence is available for bottom, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "bottom".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "bottom"

Keep "bottom" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "bottom" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "bottom", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "bottom" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

33 entries

body partboutcargo shipcargo vesselcollide withconclusion depressionevaluative descriptorface furnish ground hitimpinge onlandnatural depressionoffer

Showing 16 of 33 words.

More specific

12 entries

base levelcentral core earnings gluteslower levelnet incomepedestal plinth primary profitrear end

Collocations

9 entries

bottom bunkbottom drawerbottom layerbottom linebottom rungbottom shelfbottom tierbottom uprock bottom

Inflections

1 entries

bottoms

Derivations

6 entries

bottomed bottoming bottomless bottommost bottomness bottomward

Antonyms

3 entries

side top

similar

7 entries

bottommost inferior lower lowermost nether nethermost worst

Translations

133 translations across 78 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

onderkant noun (lowest part)

Albanian

1 entries

fund noun (lowest part)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

πάτος noun (lowest part)
πυθμήν noun (lowest part)
πύνδαξ noun (lowest part)

Arabic

2 entries

قَاع noun (lowest part)
قَعْر noun (lowest part)

Armenian

4 entries

հատակ noun (lowest part)
հիմք noun (lowest part)
ներքև noun (lowest part)
տակ noun (lowest part)

Aromanian

2 entries

afundu noun (lowest part)
fundu noun (lowest part)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

alt noun (lowest part)
dib noun (lowest part)

Belarusian

2 entries

дно noun (lowest part)
ніз noun (lowest part)

Bulgarian

1 entries

дъно́ noun (lowest part)

Catalan

1 entries

fons noun (lowest part)

Chechen

1 entries

бух noun (lowest part)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

底 noun (lowest part)
底端 noun (lowest part)
底部 noun (lowest part)

Cornish

1 entries

goles noun (lowest part)

Czech

2 entries

dno noun (lowest part)
spodek noun (lowest part)

Danish

1 entries

bund noun (lowest part)

Dutch

2 entries

bodem noun (lowest part)
onderkant noun (lowest part)

Esperanto

2 entries

fundo noun (lowest part)
malsupro noun (lowest part)

Evenki

1 entries

хэрэ noun (lowest part)

Finnish

2 entries

alapää noun (lowest part)
pohja noun (lowest part)

French

3 entries

bas noun (lowest part)
dessous noun (lowest part)
fond noun (lowest part)

Friulian

2 entries

font noun (lowest part)
fonz noun (lowest part)

Galician

1 entries

fondo noun (lowest part)

Georgian

1 entries

ძირი noun (lowest part)

German

3 entries

Boden noun (lowest part)
Grund noun (lowest part)
Unterseite noun (lowest part)

Greek

2 entries

πάτος noun (lowest part)
πυθμένας noun (lowest part)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

anba noun (lowest part)

Hebrew

1 entries

תַּחְתִּית noun (lowest part)

Hindi

1 entries

निचला noun (lowest part)

Hungarian

2 entries

alj noun (lowest part)
fenék noun (lowest part)

Icelandic

1 entries

botn noun (lowest part)

Indonesian

1 entries

bawah noun (lowest part)

Ingrian

2 entries

alaosa noun (lowest part)
pohja noun (lowest part)

Ingush

1 entries

бух noun (lowest part)

Irish

1 entries

íochtar noun (lowest part)

Italian

1 entries

fondo noun (lowest part)

Japanese

2 entries

下部 noun (lowest part)
底 noun (lowest part)

Khalaj

3 entries

alt noun (lowest part)
asra noun (lowest part)
ast noun (lowest part)

Komi-Permyak

1 entries

пыдӧс noun (lowest part)

Korean

3 entries

밑 noun (lowest part)
바닥 noun (lowest part)
바탕 noun (lowest part)

Ladin

1 entries

fond noun (lowest part)

Ladino

2 entries

dip noun (lowest part)
fondo noun (lowest part)

Latgalian

2 entries

zamoška noun (lowest part)
zemīne noun (lowest part)

Latin

2 entries

fundus noun (lowest part)
solum noun (lowest part)

Latvian

1 entries

apakša noun (lowest part)

Macedonian

1 entries

дно noun (lowest part)

Mongolian

2 entries

доод хэсэг noun (lowest part)
ёроол noun (lowest part)

Māori

4 entries

raro noun (lowest part)
takere noun (lowest part)
tangere noun (lowest part)
tou noun (lowest part)

Nanai

1 entries

пэрэл noun (lowest part)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

trako noun (lowest part)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

bin noun (lowest part)
jêr noun (lowest part)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

botn noun (lowest part)
bunn noun (lowest part)
bånn noun (lowest part)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

botn noun (lowest part)

Old Prussian

1 entries

dubnas noun (lowest part)

Ossetian

1 entries

бын noun (lowest part)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

آشاغی noun (lowest part)

Persian

2 entries

بن noun (lowest part)
ته noun (lowest part)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Grunt noun (lowest part)

Polish

3 entries

dno noun (lowest part)
dół noun (lowest part)
spód noun (lowest part)

Portuguese

1 entries

fundo noun (lowest part)

Romanian

1 entries

fund noun (lowest part)

Russian

3 entries

дно noun (lowest part)
ни́жняя часть noun (lowest part)
низ noun (lowest part)

Sardinian

3 entries

fundhu noun (lowest part)
fundu noun (lowest part)
funnu noun (lowest part)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

dno noun (lowest part)
дно noun (lowest part)

Sicilian

1 entries

funnu noun (lowest part)

Slovak

1 entries

spodok noun (lowest part)

Slovene

1 entries

dno noun (lowest part)

Spanish

3 entries

fondo noun (lowest part)
parte de abajo noun (lowest part)
solera noun (lowest part)

Swedish

1 entries

botten noun (lowest part)

Talysh

1 entries

bın noun (lowest part)

Thai

3 entries

กก noun (lowest part)
ก้น noun (lowest part)
โคน noun (lowest part)

Turkish

2 entries

alt noun (lowest part)
dip noun (lowest part)

Udmurt

1 entries

пыдэс noun (lowest part)

Ukrainian

2 entries

дно noun (lowest part)
низ noun (lowest part)

Venetan

1 entries

fondo noun (lowest part)

Vietnamese

1 entries

đáy noun (lowest part)

Walloon

2 entries

dizo noun (lowest part)
fond noun (lowest part)

Welsh

1 entries

gwaelod noun (lowest part)

Zazaki

2 entries

bın (diq) noun (lowest part)
cêr (diq) noun (lowest part)

Sample sentences

60 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

Source: tatoeba (18109)

The footnotes are at the bottom of the page.

Source: tatoeba (19894)

The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.

Source: tatoeba (20728)

You could also say that he's at the bottom of the class, for sure.

Source: tatoeba (21563)

Showing 4 of 60 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "bottom"?

Closest matches include backside, butt, rear, underside, answer.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "bottom"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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