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Synonyms for nadir

  • noun

Most common

low point trough dead slough of despond

All synonyms

Noun

1. Low point — the lowest point; time of greatest depression

low point, trough, dead, slough of despond

Other

zero, low-water mark, bottom, depth, down, antizenith, pessimum

Antonyms

peak, height, apotheosis

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The lowest point; time of greatest depression.

Forms

Plural
nadirs → troughs, deads, zeros, bottoms…

Example sentences

  • trough He slipped from the roof directly into the trough and drowned.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nadirsteady
troughfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
down1, dead1, zero2
5 letters
depth1
6 letters
bottom2, trough1
8 letters
pessimum
10 letters
antizenith

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zero2 = 2 syllables).