NETHERMOST Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

nethermost

adjective

ˈne-t͟hər-ˌmōst

Definition of nethermost

as in lower

of, relating to, or located at the bottom some strange creature from the nethermost region of the ocean

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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.

— Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023

Definition of lower

Adjective

Reynolds' solo homer to center in the third went 426 feet to get the Pirates on the board, but after James Wood led off the bottom half with a triple, Tena hit a two-run shot — also to center — that went 434 feet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Henry Davis hit a homer as the Pirates scored twice in the third, but Brandon Marsh got one of those runs back with a solo shot in the bottom half.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of bottom

Adjective

The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of low

Adjective

But others have argued that the helium-3 could instead be coming from somewhere deep and stable in the lowermost mantle.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.

— Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024

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