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Utmost Common

Utmost has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the greatest possible degree

"he tried his utmost"

2

The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.

"The team pushed their physical limits to reach the utmost speed required for the final sprint."

Adjective
1

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"

2

highest in extent or degree

"to the last measure of human endurance"

"whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

3

(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"

4

Situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.

"The lighthouse stood at the utmost edge of the cliff, overlooking the vast ocean below."

Example Sentences
"he tried his utmost" noun
"extreme cold" adjective
"extreme caution" adjective
"extreme pleasure" adjective
"utmost contempt" adjective
"to the utmost degree" adjective
"in the uttermost distress" adjective
"to the last measure of human endurance" adjective
"whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" adjective
"had traveled to the farthest frontier" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
limit
Rhyming Words
ost bost wost yost dost lost oost post rost most fost host nost cost jost coost frost roost joost thost
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