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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Adjective

Despite those lower court rulings, the practice has continued nationally, said Gregory Chen, the senior director of government relations for the Immigration Lawyers Association.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
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

Definition of lower

Adjective

From now on, the champions of the second-tier WSL2 will win automatic promotion and the bottom WSL team will be automatically relegated.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Zack Gelof hit a solo homer for the A's in the first, but the Mariners responded with a three-run bottom half of the inning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottom

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Bonnell Bonnell isn’t the first to come to the electric off-road motorcycle arena, but its strategy is to differentiate itself through integration, adjustability and relatively low weight rather than simply trying to win the horsepower spreadsheet.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
In a footnote to his dissent, Roberts wrote that the underground work on the project – which lower courts had allowed to proceed – addressed the government’s security concerns.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 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

Definition of lowermost

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