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utmost

utmost

1 4.1
Furthest away at the edge of a place or time
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌtmoʊst/
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  • Aristotle, who certainly should know as well as anyone how Plato intended his proposals, treats them with the utmost seriousness when he canvasses existing options for the formation of a political order in Politics II.
  • reach the utmost

Examples

  • When planning the event, we need to ensure utmost attention is paid to every detail.

  • Thus, go for it without wasting any time, and try using it to its utmost capacity for the betterment of your website's ranking positions.

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  • Am I not now beset in the utmost basement of industry?

  • And so we arrive at the novel's outermost frame and utmost community.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The sun has set; only the utmost heights are gilded now, and the twilight deepens on our path.

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  • Given the nerves, tendons, muscles, and bones that are interwoven throughout the hand, your plastic surgeon is going to exercise the utmost care during your surgery.

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  • He was trying his utmost to finish the project on time despite the obstacles.

  • In times of crisis, we must show the utmost solidarity with those affected.

Synonyms

ultimate
vsutmost
650 4.6

Last and most extreme in a series

is about being at the most remote limit rather than the final stage
extreme
vsutmost
125 4.2

The farthest point or highest level of something

is focused on being most remote in space time or order rather than degree
farthest
vsutmost
41 1.0

At the greatest distance in space or time

is used for an extreme limit rather than simply distance
furthest
vsutmost
34 1.0

Most distant in space or time

is about the extreme limit rather than a general distance
outermost
vsutmost
8 4.1

Farthest from the middle, at the outside edge

is about remoteness in space time or order rather than only outside
uttermost
vsutmost
1 7.0

At the farthest or most extreme point

is about remote limit in space time or order rather than degree
furthermost
vsutmost
1 6.7

At the farthest distance in space, time, or order

is phrased as an absolute limit rather than a mere distance measure
farthermost
vsutmost
8.0

Most distant in place, time, or order

focuses on being the final extreme rather than a simple distance
endmost
vsutmost
7.0

At the far end of a row or shelf

is the more general remote limit rather than only the end
outmost
vsutmost
  • Archaic
6.5

Farthest away from the center of something

is about being remote in space time or order not only outward
nethermost
vsutmost
  • Archaic
9.8

At the lowest part of something

is about being remote in space time or order rather than only downward

Antonyms

1 1.0

At the smallest distance from a place, or almost reaching it

1.0

Very near in space or time to another thing

Idioms

To try as hard as possible

Compounds

The highest feeling of admiration and honor for a person or thing

How Far

utmost
1 4.1
distant
110 2.9
far
241 1.0
close
1.0

Surface Forms

utmost positive

Morphology

utmost = most (transparent) = out + most

The sense 'furthest' is a straightforward literal interpretation of 'out' + 'most' and should be predictable by learners who know the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word utmost can also mean the furthest point because it joins ut- ('out') with most ('farthest'), just like the word outermost. So utmost can describe the farthest or most remote place.