Definitions

bottom out

VERB

shift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter change deviate drift move relocate remove ship shuffle transfer turn vary veer

STRONG

about-face budge cook dislocate displace disturb exchange fault flip-flop rearrange replace reposition stir substitute swerve tack transmogrify transpose vacillate waffle yo-yo

WEAK

blow hot and cold change gears dial back do up hem and haw move around move over recalibrate swap places switch over turn around turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue fix hold keep remain stay

STRONG

calm leave alone order

WEAK

deactivate stagnate

Example Sentences

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ANZ Research views inflation in Singapore to have bottomed out and is starting to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Romances blossom and bottom out in spectacular fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

The trade data adds to other signs that the industrial sector could finally be rebounding, or at least bottoming out.

From The Wall Street Journal

It bottomed out to an all-time low of 50 in June 2022, when inflation spiraled shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500’s yield will soon bottom out around 1.1%, and payments will fall below one-third of earnings, versus an average over the past century of more than one-half.

From Barron's

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