nethermost

adjective

ˈne-t͟hər-ˌmōst How to pronounce nethermost (audio)
Definition of nethermostnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nethermost
  1. lower
  2. bottom
  3. low
  4. lowermost
Adjective
  • 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
  • So his absence looms large on this team that's in the bottom half of the league... in defensive efficiency.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Andrew Greif Both Indianapolis and Minnesota rank in the league’s bottom third defensively in allowing rushing yards, with the Colts giving up an average of 227 yards, and the Vikings 263, which is the NFL’s third-worst average.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of bottom
Adjective
  • After they were born, however, doctors thought her low birthweight was due to those complications, Chrissy recalls.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • These are the typical wavelengths, measured in nanometers, to look for: Red light therapy commonly uses wavelengths in the 630 to 660 nanometer range, with the lowest effective wavelength around 600 nanometers.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of low
Adjective
  • 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
  • Reading became difficult: the white of the page took on a wince-inducing glare, and the words frosted over, like the lowermost lines on the optometrist’s eye chart.
    Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
Definition of lowermost
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“Nethermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nethermost. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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