nadir

The word “nadir” has 2 syllables: na-dir

It's pronounced as /ˈneɪ.dɪər/


What is synonym and antonym for nadir?

In the thesaurus, “nadir” has 24 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nadir along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for nadir

  • abyss
  • all-time low
  • armpit
  • base
  • basement
  • basis
  • bed
  • bedrock
  • bottom
  • depth
  • floor
  • foot
  • foundation
  • ground
  • groundwork
  • keystone
  • low point
  • pit
  • record low
  • rock bottom
  • seat
  • underpinning
  • zero
  • zero level

Antonyms for nadir

  • acme
  • apex
  • bloom
  • cap
  • ceiling
  • climax
  • crescendo
  • crest
  • crown
  • culmination
  • flood tide
  • flower
  • glory
  • head
  • height
  • heyday
  • high
  • high-water mark
  • meridian
  • peak
  • pinnacle
  • roof
  • summit
  • tip
  • tip-top
  • top
  • vertex
  • zenith

Meanings of nadir

  • noun
    1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
    2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
    3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
    4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
  • verb
    1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

Example Sentences

  • The team's performance reached its nadir during the challenging match, leaving fans disappointed.
  • In the midst of the economic downturn, the company's profits hit a financial nadir.
  • The artist faced criticism when their latest work was considered the nadir of their creative output.
  • During the intense debate, the politician's credibility reached a nadir as controversial statements were made.
  • The relationship between the two friends experienced a difficult period, reaching its emotional nadir.

On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nadir, such as: abyss, acme, all-time low, apex, armpit, base, basement.

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Related Words

base

  • abject
  • abominable
  • airbase
  • anchorage
  • assume
  • assumption
  • atrocious
  • attraction
  • authority
  • axis
  • backbone
  • bad
  • basement
  • basis
  • bastion
  • battlefront
  • beachhead
  • bed
  • bedrock
  • blamable
  • blameworthy
  • bottom
  • brace
  • bridgehead
  • bulwark
  • buttress
  • camp
  • capital
  • censurable
  • center
  • central
  • cheap
  • chief constituent
  • coarse
  • command
  • command post
  • common
  • construct
  • contemptible
  • core
  • cornerstone
  • corrupt
  • cruel
  • currish
  • cynosure
  • debased
  • debauched
  • deep
  • degenerate
  • demure
  • depend
  • depot
  • depraved
  • derive
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • dirty
  • discreditable
  • disgraceful
  • dishonorable
  • disreputable
  • dissolute
  • dock
  • emplacement
  • epicenter
  • essence
  • essential
  • establish
  • evidence
  • evil
  • execrable
  • eye
  • fastness
  • fawning
  • field
  • focus
  • foot
  • foothold
  • footing
  • fortress
  • foul
  • found
  • foundation
  • framework
  • front
  • fundamental
  • garrison
  • ground
  • ground zero
  • groundwork
  • grovelling
  • hang
  • hangar
  • hangdog
  • happy hunting ground
  • harbor
  • headquarters
  • heart
  • hinge
  • hive
  • home
  • hot spot
  • hotbed
  • hub
  • humble
  • ignoble
  • ignominious
  • immoral
  • important part
  • indelicate
  • infrastructure
  • iniquitous
  • installation
  • justification
  • kernel
  • key
  • keystone
  • lamblike
  • loadstone
  • loathsome
  • locate
  • locus
  • lodestone
  • low
  • low-down
  • low-minded
  • lowly
  • magnet
  • mean
  • mecca
  • meek
  • menial
  • miscreant
  • modest
  • mount
  • nadir
  • nasty
  • navel
  • nerve center
  • nexus
  • nub
  • nucleus
  • offensive
  • omphalos
  • origin
  • paltry
  • pedestal
  • perverted
  • pith
  • pitiful
  • plant
  • playground
  • playland
  • plebeian
  • polestar
  • poor
  • port
  • post
  • postulate
  • predicate
  • premise
  • premiss
  • presume
  • presumption
  • presuppose
  • presupposition
  • primary element
  • principal
  • principle
  • prop
  • quintessence
  • rationale
  • reprehensible
  • rest
  • retiring
  • rock bottom
  • root
  • scandalous
  • seat
  • seating
  • servile
  • set up
  • settlement
  • shameful
  • sheepish
  • shoddy
  • shore
  • site
  • slavish
  • sleazy
  • snide
  • sordid
  • sorry
  • soul
  • source
  • squalid
  • staging area
  • staging ground
  • stand
  • starting point
  • station
  • stay
  • strip
  • stronghold
  • substratum
  • substructure
  • support
  • suppose
  • supposition
  • sycophant
  • sycophantic
  • terminal
  • theory
  • thesis
  • thick
  • toadyish
  • toehold
  • touchstone
  • trashy
  • ugly
  • unassuming
  • underpinning
  • unethical
  • unpretentious
  • unprincipled
  • unscrupulous
  • unworthy
  • vicious
  • vile
  • villainous
  • warp
  • warp and woof
  • warrant
  • wicked
  • worthless
  • wretched
  • wrong

dark age

  • abasement
  • abatement
  • breakup
  • crumbling
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • decadence
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depreciation
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disintegration
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • ebb
  • eclipse
  • fall
  • falloff
  • havoc
  • lessening
  • loss
  • lowering
  • nadir
  • reduction
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sag
  • shrinkage
  • slip
  • slump
  • spoiling
  • sunset

dark ages

  • abasements
  • abatements
  • breakups
  • de-escalations
  • debasements
  • decadences
  • decays
  • decimations
  • declensions
  • declinations
  • declines
  • decompositions
  • decreases
  • decrements
  • deflations
  • degeneracies
  • degenerations
  • degradations
  • demolishments
  • demolitions
  • depreciations
  • descents
  • desolations
  • destructions
  • deteriorations
  • devolutions
  • diminishments
  • diminutions
  • dips
  • disintegrations
  • dissolutions
  • downfalls
  • downgrades
  • downslides
  • downtrends
  • downturns
  • drop-offs
  • drops
  • ebbs
  • eclipses
  • falloffs
  • falls
  • havoc
  • losses
  • nadirs
  • reductions
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • sags
  • shrinkages
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sunsets

decadence

  • abasement
  • abatement
  • abjection
  • breakup
  • corruption
  • corruptness
  • crumbling
  • dark age
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • debauchery
  • decadency
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degenerateness
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • demoralization
  • depravity
  • depreciation
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disintegration
  • dissipatedness
  • dissipation
  • dissoluteness
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • ebb
  • eclipse
  • evil
  • excess
  • fall
  • falloff
  • filth
  • gangrene
  • gluttony
  • havoc
  • immorality
  • incontinence
  • intemperance
  • lasciviousness
  • lechery
  • lessening
  • lewdness
  • libertinage
  • libertinism
  • licentiousness
  • loss
  • lowering
  • nadir
  • perversion
  • pervertedness
  • rakishness
  • reduction
  • regression
  • rot
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sag
  • sensuality
  • shrinkage
  • sinfulness
  • slip
  • slump
  • spoiling
  • squalor
  • sunset
  • sybaritism
  • turpitude
  • villainy
  • wickedness

decadences

  • abasements
  • abatements
  • breakups
  • dark ages
  • de-escalations
  • debasements
  • decays
  • decimations
  • declensions
  • declinations
  • declines
  • decompositions
  • decreases
  • decrements
  • deflations
  • degeneracies
  • degenerations
  • degradations
  • demolishments
  • demolitions
  • depreciations
  • descents
  • desolations
  • destructions
  • deteriorations
  • devolutions
  • diminishments
  • diminutions
  • dips
  • disintegrations
  • dissolutions
  • downfalls
  • downgrades
  • downslides
  • downtrends
  • downturns
  • drop-offs
  • drops
  • ebbs
  • eclipses
  • falloffs
  • falls
  • havoc
  • losses
  • nadirs
  • reductions
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • sags
  • shrinkages
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sunsets

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