bottom out

VERB

shift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter change deviate drift move relocate remove ship shuffle transfer turn vary veer

STRONG

about-face budge cook dislocate displace disturb exchange fault flip-flop rearrange replace reposition stir substitute swerve tack transmogrify transpose vacillate waffle yo-yo

WEAK

blow hot and cold change gears dial back do up hem and haw move around move over recalibrate swap places switch over turn around turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue fix hold keep remain stay

STRONG

calm leave alone order

WEAK

deactivate stagnate

Example Sentences

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China Vanke’s recent struggles, including a near-default and request for debt extensions, have renewed concerns that the country’s prolonged property downturn has yet to bottom out.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Nittany Lions entered last season as presumed national title contenders before bottoming out in the first half of the season under James Franklin, who was fired in October.

From Los Angeles Times

“Bad Lieutenant” can be viewed as a movie about bottoming out, though it was made more than 20 years before Mr. Ferrara actually did.

From The Wall Street Journal

ANZ Research views inflation in Singapore to have bottomed out and is starting to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Romances blossom and bottom out in spectacular fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

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