uppermost

up·per·most

adj \ˈə-pər-ˌmōst\

Definition of UPPERMOST

: situated in the highest or most prominent position <the uppermost layer> <safety was uppermost in their minds>

— uppermost adverb

Examples of UPPERMOST

1. <the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer>

First Known Use of UPPERMOST

15th century

Related to UPPERMOST

Synonyms: highest, loftiest, topmost, upmost, top

Antonyms: bottommost, lowermost, lowest, nethermost, rock-bottom, undermost

Related Words: higher, loftier, upper; consummate, maximal, maximized, maximum, peaked, supreme, utmost, uttermost; chief, dominant, first, foremost, head, leading, predominant, preeminent, premier, principal; dominant, dominating, eminent, prominent, towering; elevated, escalated, heightened, jacked (up), lifted, raised, uplifted, upraised

Near Antonyms: below, lower, nether, under, underneath; low, lowered, low-lying, sunken

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Rhymes with UPPERMOST

aftermost, ante-post, bottommost, coast-to-coast, command post, easternmost, farthermost, fingerpost, furthermost, headforemost, hithermost, Holy Ghost, innermost, listening post, lowermost, nethermost, northernmost, outermost, parcel post, rudderpost, southernmost, staging post, sternforemost, trading post, undermost, uttermost, westernmost, whipping post