Antonyms for bottom-line
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
Definition of bottom-line
Origin :- figurative sense is attested from 1967, from profit and loss accounting, where the final figure after both are calculated is the bottom line on the page. Also (especially as an adjective) bottomline.
- As in necessary : adj essential
- As in underlying : adj fundamental, latent
- As in vital : adj essential
- As in fundamental : adj basic, important
- As in bottom line : noun indispensable content
Synonyms for bottom-line
- all-important
- axiological
- axiomatic
- basal
- basic
- basis
- binding
- bottom
- bottom-line
- cardinal
- central
- chief
- coal-and-ice
- compelling
- compulsory
- concealed
- conclusion
- constitutional
- constitutive
- core
- critical
- crucial
- crux
- de rigueur
- decisive
- determination
- elemental
- elementary
- essence
- essential
- exigent
- expedient
- fiber
- final decision
- first
- foundational
- fundamental
- fundamentals
- grass-roots
- heavy
- hidden
- imperative
- important
- income
- incumbent on
- indispensable
- integral
- intrinsic
- key
- key point
- last word
- life-or-death
- loss
- lurking
- main idea
- main point
- main thing
- major
- mandatory
- meaningful
- meat and potatoes
- meat-and-potatoes
- momentous
- name
- name of game
- name of the game
- name-of-the-game
- necessary
- needed
- needful
- net
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nuts and bolts
- obligatory
- organic
- original
- paramount
- point
- prerequisite
- pressing
- primary
- prime
- primitive
- primordial
- principal
- profit
- quintessential
- radical
- reality
- required
- requisite
- root
- rudimentary
- significant
- specified
- structural
- substratal
- substrative
- sum and substance
- supporting
- sustaining
- theoretical
- unavoidable
- underived
- underlined
- underlying
- urgent
- veiled
- vital
- wanted
- what it's all about
- whole story
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