most

1 of 6

adjective

ˈmōst

: greatest in quantity, extent, or degree

the most ability

: the majority of

most people

most

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adverb (1)

: to the greatest or highest degree

—often used with an adjective or adverb to form the superlative

the most challenging job he ever had

: to a very great degree

was most persuasive

most

3 of 6

noun

: the greatest amount

it's the most I can do

most

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pronoun

singular or plural in construction

: the greatest number or part

most become discouraged and quit

most

5 of 6

adverb (2)

: almost

we'll be crossing the river most any time now

Hamilton Basso

-most

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adjective suffix

: most

innermost

: most toward

headmost

Synonyms

Adjective

consummate
last
max
maximum
nth
outside
paramount
supreme
top
ultimate
utmost
uttermost

Adverb (1)

achingly
almighty
archly
awful
awfully
badly
beastly
blisteringly
bone
colossally
corking
cracking
damn
damned
dang
deadly
desperately
eminently
enormously
especially
ever
exceedingly
exceeding
extra
extremely
fabulously
fantastically
far
fiercely
filthy
frightfully
full
greatly
heavily
highly
hugely
immensely
incredibly
intensely
jolly
majorly
mightily
mighty
monstrous [chiefly dialect]
mortally
much
particularly
passing
rattling
real
really
right
roaring
roaringly
seriously
severely
so
sore
sorely
spanking
specially
stinking
such
super
supremely
surpassingly
terribly
that
thumping
too
unco
uncommonly
vastly
very
vitally
way
whacking
wicked
wildly

Noun

max
maximum
outside

Adverb (2)

about
all but
almost
borderline
fair [chiefly British]
fairly
feckly [chiefly Scottish]
more or less
much
near
nearly
next to
nigh
practically
somewhere
virtually
well-nigh

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Adverb (1), Noun, and Pronoun

Middle English, from Old English mǣst; akin to Old High German meist most, Old English māra more — more at more

Adverb (2)

by shortening

Adjective suffix

Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost)

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Pronoun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb (2)

circa 1538, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

most 1 of 3

adjective

ˈmōst

: the majority of : almost all

Most people believe this.

: greatest in amount or extent

The youngest of the group had the most courage.

most

2 of 3

adverb

: to the greatest or highest level or extent

Hint: Most is often used with an adjective or adverb to form the superlative. most active most actively

: very entry 1 sense 1

He is a most careful driver.

most

3 of 3

noun

: the greatest amount, number, or part

The most I can give you is five dollars.

most 1 of 4

adverb (1)

as in extremely

to a great degree a most careful driver, especially in bad weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

extremely
very
incredibly
highly
terribly
too
that
so
damn
damned
far
really
much
especially
badly
intensely
seriously
severely
particularly
full
super
desperately
wildly
real
such
heavily
jolly
exceptionally
greatly
absolutely
fiercely
exceedingly
supremely
way
hugely
immensely
vitally
specially
fantastically
mighty
awfully
uncommonly
extra
exceeding
awful
totally
eminently
fabulously
surpassingly
good and
remarkably
thoroughly
utterly
completely
a lot
frightfully
achingly
enormously
filthy
deadly
vastly
entirely
deeply
passing
ever
wicked
majorly
mortally
beastly
positively
stinking
almighty
dang
sore
wholly
archly
roaringly
cracking
significantly
bone
roaring
colossally
rattling
sorely
blisteringly
downright
unco
monstrous
notably
whacking
fully
mightily
right
spanking
corking
thumping
obviously
noticeably
profoundly
considerably
visibly
radically
substantially
purely
extensively
as all get-out
markedly
abundantly
palpably
altogether
amazingly
astonishingly
plentifully
excessively
flat-out
monumentally
discernibly
obscenely
staggeringly
appreciably
plainly
astronomically
overmuch
monstrously
grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

somewhat
little
slightly
nominally
hardly
just
minimally
scarcely
negligibly
barely
marginally
meagerly
scantily

most

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adverb (2)

as in almost

very close to but not completely the cost of most everything is higher nowadays

Synonyms & Similar Words

almost
nearly
practically
fairly
about
virtually
pretty much
just about
mostly
much
all but
somewhere
next to
borderline
fair
near
mainly
largely
somewhat
as good as
nigh
feckly
chiefly
well-nigh
more or less
within an inch of
partially
appreciably
partly
kind of
by and large

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

quite
entirely
completely
fully
absolutely
thoroughly
well
altogether
wholly
totally
utterly
plain
hardly
scarcely
barely
plumb

most

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adjective

as in utmost

of the greatest or highest degree or quantity the player with the most ability on the tennis team

Synonyms & Similar Words

utmost
maximum
ultimate
largest
last
paramount
biggest
outside
supreme
top
uttermost
max
nth
consummate
unparalleled
unmatched
unrivaled
unequaled
unsurpassed
unequalled
hugest
unrivalled
uppermost
topmost
upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

least
minimal
smallest
minimum
slightest
lowest
tiniest
littlest
fewest
minutest

most

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noun

as in maximum

the greatest amount, number, or part this room will accommodate 50 people at the most

Synonyms & Similar Words

maximum
best
outside
max
utmost
ultimate
extreme

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

least
minimum

单词	most
释义	most 1 of 6 adjective ˈmōst 1 : greatest in quantity, extent, or degree the most ability 2 : the majority of most people most 2 of 6 adverb (1) 1 : to the greatest or highest degree —often used with an adjective or adverb to form the superlative the most challenging job he ever had 2 : to a very great degree was most persuasive most 3 of 6 noun : the greatest amount it's the most I can do most 4 of 6 pronoun singular or plural in construction : the greatest number or part most become discouraged and quit most 5 of 6 adverb (2) : almost we'll be crossing the river most any time now Hamilton Basso -most 6 of 6 adjective suffix : most innermost : most toward headmost Phrases at most or at the most : as an extreme limit took him an hour at most Synonyms Adjective consummate last max maximum nth outside paramount supreme top ultimate utmost uttermost Adverb (1) achingly almighty archly awful awfully badly beastly blisteringly bone colossally corking cracking damn damned dang deadly desperately eminently enormously especially ever exceedingly exceeding extra extremely fabulously fantastically far fiercely filthy frightfully full greatly heavily highly hugely immensely incredibly intensely jolly majorly mightily mighty monstrous [chiefly dialect] mortally much particularly passing rattling real really right roaring roaringly seriously severely so sore sorely spanking specially stinking such super supremely surpassingly terribly that thumping too unco uncommonly vastly very vitally way whacking wicked wildly Noun max maximum outside Adverb (2) about all but almost borderline fair [chiefly British] fairly feckly [chiefly Scottish] more or less much near nearly next to nigh practically somewhere virtually well-nigh See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Choosing a color took the most time. That family owned the most land. Unfortunately the negative aspects of our schools get the most attention. Noun this room will accommodate 50 people at the most Word History Etymology Adjective, Adverb (1), Noun, and Pronoun Middle English, from Old English mǣst; akin to Old High German meist most, Old English māra more — more at more Adverb (2) by shortening Adjective suffix Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost) First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 12th century, in the meaning defined above Pronoun 13th century, in the meaning defined above Adverb (2) circa 1538, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing most for the most part most likely make the most of most valuable player most times the most most of the time at most at the most for the most part most likely make the most of most valuable player most times the most most of the time at most at the most See More Kids Definition most 1 of 3 adjective ˈmōst 1 : the majority of : almost all Most people believe this. 2 : greatest in amount or extent The youngest of the group had the most courage. most 2 of 3 adverb 1 : to the greatest or highest level or extent Hint: Most is often used with an adjective or adverb to form the superlative. most active most actively 2 : very entry 1 sense 1 He is a most careful driver. most 3 of 3 noun : the greatest amount, number, or part The most I can give you is five dollars. most 1 of 4 adverb (1) as in extremely to a great degree a most careful driver, especially in bad weather Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance extremely very incredibly highly terribly too that so damn damned far really much especially badly intensely seriously severely particularly full super desperately wildly real such heavily jolly exceptionally greatly absolutely fiercely exceedingly supremely way hugely immensely vitally specially fantastically mighty awfully uncommonly extra exceeding awful totally eminently fabulously surpassingly good and remarkably thoroughly utterly completely a lot frightfully achingly enormously filthy deadly vastly entirely deeply passing ever wicked majorly mortally beastly positively stinking almighty dang sore wholly archly roaringly cracking significantly bone roaring colossally rattling sorely blisteringly downright unco monstrous notably whacking fully mightily right spanking corking thumping obviously noticeably profoundly considerably visibly radically substantially purely extensively as all get-out markedly abundantly palpably altogether amazingly astonishingly plentifully excessively flat-out monumentally discernibly obscenely staggeringly appreciably plainly astronomically overmuch monstrously grandly Antonyms & Near Antonyms somewhat little slightly nominally hardly just minimally scarcely negligibly barely marginally meagerly scantily See More most 2 of 4 adverb (2) as in almost very close to but not completely the cost of most everything is higher nowadays Synonyms & Similar Words almost nearly practically fairly about virtually pretty much just about mostly much all but somewhere next to borderline fair near mainly largely somewhat as good as nigh feckly chiefly well-nigh more or less within an inch of partially appreciably partly kind of by and large Antonyms & Near Antonyms quite entirely completely fully absolutely thoroughly well altogether wholly totally utterly plain hardly scarcely barely plumb See More most 3 of 4 adjective as in utmost of the greatest or highest degree or quantity the player with the most ability on the tennis team Synonyms & Similar Words utmost maximum ultimate largest last paramount biggest outside supreme top uttermost max nth consummate unparalleled unmatched unrivaled unequaled unsurpassed unequalled hugest unrivalled uppermost topmost upmost Antonyms & Near Antonyms least minimal smallest minimum slightest lowest tiniest littlest fewest minutest See More most 4 of 4 noun as in maximum the greatest amount, number, or part this room will accommodate 50 people at the most Synonyms & Similar Words maximum best outside max utmost ultimate extreme Antonyms & Near Antonyms least minimum
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most

adjective

adverb (1)

noun

pronoun

adverb (2)

adjective suffix

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing most

Kids Definition

adjective

adverb

noun

adverb (1)

adverb (2)

adjective

noun