Definitions

bottom of the barrel

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All (3) Noun (2) Adjective (1)

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remainder n.
rest n.
imperfect adj.

NOUN

remainder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rest

STRONG

butt carry-over detritus dregs excess fragment garbage hangover heel junk leavings leftover obverse oddment overplus refuse relic remains remnant residuum ruins salvage scrap stump surplus trace vestige waste wreck wreckage

WEAK

odds and ends

Antonyms

STRONG

lack lot need possessions want whole

WEAK

base core

NOUN

rest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

others

STRONG

balance dregs dross excess heel leavings leftovers overplus remains remnant residual residue rump superfluity surplus

WEAK

odds and ends orts residum

Antonyms

STRONG

lack need want

WEAK

action activity base core energy

ADJECTIVE

imperfect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immature incomplete inexact rudimentary sketchy warped

STRONG

dud garbage junk lemon limited low minus partial sick

WEAK

amiss below par bottom-of-the-barrel broken damaged defective deficient disfigured faulty few bugs impaired injured marred patchy schlocky two-bit undeveloped unfinished unsound vicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete developed finished

STRONG

happy healthy moral well

WEAK

excellent faultless perfect pure unblemished unflawed

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bottom of the barrel

Nygren is a value-stock investor, but that does not mean he scrapes the bottom of the barrel for the cheapest stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

The bottom of the barrel has not yet been reached, warned Mr Lodewijks.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

The horror space does not necessarily demand ingenuity; there’s an audience for even the worst drivel at the bottom of the barrel.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025

Times, but she’s into some reality television that is just so bottom of the barrel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

My classmates from upstate left for one last long weekend home with their spouses and kids before joining me, down in the bottom of the barrel.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

bottom of the barrel

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