hit bottom

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down decline fall

STRONG

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

STRONG

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

WEAK

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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Myers said his business hit bottom last year, and 291 was in survival mode.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Barron’s predicted in August that many of the challenges that had caused deal activity to hit bottom in 2024 would subside this year.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Nobody knows when a market will hit bottom and start to rise again, but when it comes to bonds, there are signs of capitulation all around.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Famed investor Bill Gross said last week he believed the sector had hit bottom and added he was holding a number of regional bank stocks, fueling sharp rallies in their shares.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023

The feeling that he’d plunged as low as he could plunge and he’d hit bottom.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

hit bottom

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