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uttermost
ut·ter·most U0163200 (ŭt′ər-mōst′)adj.1. Utmost.2. Outermost.n. The greatest amount or degree possible; the utmost. [Middle English : utter, outer; see utter2 + -most, -most.]uttermost (ˈʌtəˌməʊst) adj, n a variant of utmostut•most (ˈʌtˌmoʊst) adj. 1. of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, etc.; greatest: of the utmost importance. 2. being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest. n. 3. the greatest degree or amount: providing the utmost in comfort. 4. the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to win. 5. the extreme limit or extent: patience taxed to the utmost. [before 900; Middle English utmest, Old English ūtemest. See out, -most] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | uttermost - the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"level best, utmost, maximumlimit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" | Adj. | 1. | uttermost - of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"extreme, utmostintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | | 2. | uttermost - (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmostcomparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
uttermostadjective1. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity:extreme, supreme, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassable, utmost.2. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained:maximal, maximum, top, topmost, ultimate, utmost.3. Most distant or remote, as from a center:extreme, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, ultimate, utmost.nounThe greatest quantity or highest degree attainable:maximum, outside, top, ultimate, utmost.Idiom: ne plus ultra.Translationsuttermost
Synonyms for uttermostadj of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensitySynonyms- extreme
- supreme
- transcendent
- ultimate
- unsurpassable
- utmost
adj greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attainedSynonyms- maximal
- maximum
- top
- topmost
- ultimate
- utmost
adj most distant or remote, as from a centerSynonyms- extreme
- farthermost
- farthest
- furthermost
- furthest
- outermost
- outmost
- ultimate
- utmost
noun the greatest quantity or highest degree attainableSynonyms- maximum
- outside
- top
- ultimate
- utmost
Synonyms for uttermostnoun the greatest possible degreeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj (comparatives of 'far') most remote in space or time or orderSynonyms- farthermost
- farthest
- furthermost
- furthest
- utmost
Related Words- comparative
- comparative degree
- far
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