maximum
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈmæksɪməm/
:
máximo
- With 13 errors in each set, there was a maximum score of 65 in each listening condition.
- maximum speed
- maximum air temperature
- maximum possible
Bright lights will make for the maximum state of alertness.
- Bright lights will make for the maximum state of alertness.
- Just plug them in together and turn them on at their maximum settings and it should pop.
- To be clear, the goal shouldn't be to live as long as possible, it should be to live as vibrantly and with maximum mobility for as long as possible.
- Life itself is not a story, so you're going to have to find ways to structure things and for maximum impact in in order to tell a story.
- On Android, there's still no user brightness control alongside HDR, so HDR videos will just blast your eyes with maximum brightness.
- I am starving Max right now and maximum levels of starving.
- There's a couple other minor little things just to ensure maximum top speed.
- So on the back it says that this is a maximum metallic foil effect that creates a unique look.
- So I do my regular hot shower, but at the end I push it all the way to maximum cold and boost.
- But like, it's kind of strange where like comedians will fucking exhaust like edgy comedy to it's, you know, maximum allowance basically.
Examples
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Therefore, efforts were made to provide targeted training with maximum relevance and effect and minimal burden.
Academic text (2011) -
The straightforward nature of the web design is critical in ensuring that users have maximum access to information.
Academic text (2011) -
The minimum possible score on each scale is 50, and the maximum possible score is 150.
Academic text (2011) -
The first criterion allowed maximum opportunities to recruit the proposed number of participants into the study.
Academic text (2011) -
The probe had reached its maximum depth and was drifting through the murky water.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now picture this, you're rolling down the hill, you're picking up speed, at some point maybe about half way your going to reach maximum velocity.
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To be clear, the goal shouldn't be to live as long as possible, it should be to live as vibrantly and with maximum mobility for as long as possible.
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The goal is to achieve maximum efficiency in our production process.
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For the best results, you should run the machine at its maximum capacity.
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She was able to lift weights at maximum strength during her training.
Synonyms
737
3.9
Highest in rank, quality, or importance
204
3.9
Complete to show the highest degree
70
1.0
Better than all others in quality or importance
6
5.8
The greatest possible in amount, degree, or size
4
3.6
The greatest effort someone can make
2
6.5
At the highest possible level
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8.1
The greatest possible amount or degree of something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years and has large white daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years and has white daisy-like flowers that bloom in summer
- Specialized
A thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures over time
How Great
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maximum comes from the Latin word maximus, meaning 'greatest', and as an adjective it describes something at its 'highest' or most complete degree.