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farthermost

farthermost

8.0
Most distant in place, time, or order
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɑrðərˌmoʊst/
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  • The explorers reached the farthermost region of the Arctic, where no one had been before.

Examples

  • I could sing two-thirds of the light in the farthermost trophy case flickering, my cigarettes smashed in my shirt pocket, her weight on my thighs adding up pound by pound by pound until, nearly out of breath, I had to shift.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • In farthermost-

  • The farthermost stars are difficult to see without a powerful telescope.

  • The team's research took them to the farthermost corner of the jungle, far from any road.

Synonyms

farthest
vsfarthermost
41 1.0

At the greatest distance in space or time

is identical in meaning but represents an alternate form
furthest
vsfarthermost
34 1.0

Most distant in space or time

is identical in meaning but exists as a variant form
outermost
vsfarthermost
8 4.1

Farthest from the middle, at the outside edge

covers general remoteness not limited to distance from a center
uttermost
vsfarthermost
1 7.0

At the farthest or most extreme point

focuses on simple physical remoteness rather than degree or intensity
utmost
vsfarthermost
1 4.1

Furthest away at the edge of a place or time

is the same idea but used as a different form
furthermost
vsfarthermost
1 6.7

At the farthest distance in space, time, or order

is identical in meaning but functions as another variant
endmost
vsfarthermost
7.0

At the far end of a row or shelf

applies more broadly to distance time or order not just ends
outmost
vsfarthermost
  • Archaic
6.5

Farthest away from the center of something

is broader, applying to remoteness in space time or sequence

How Far

farthermost
8.0
farther
3 1.0
far
241 1.0
near
240 1.0

Surface Forms

farthermost positive

Morphology

farthermost = farther (transparent) = far + er + most

Formed by the regular comparative 'far' → 'farther' and adding the superlative element '-most', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Farthermost is made from the simple word far ('a long distance away') plus the ending -most ('the most'). So farthermost means the place or thing that is the 'furthest away'.