utmost

¹ut·most

adj
\ˈət-ˌmōst, especially Southern -məst\

Definition of UTMOST

1

: situated at the farthest or most distant point : extreme <the utmost point of the earth — John Hunt>

2

: of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount <a matter of utmost concern>

Examples of UTMOST

1. <supreme power that extended to the utmost points of the empire>
2. <inhabitants of the war-ravaged region are experiencing the utmost misery imaginable>

Origin of UTMOST

Middle English, alteration of utmest, from Old English ūtmest, superl. adjective, from ūt out, adverb — more at out

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to UTMOST

Synonyms: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, extreme

Antonyms: inmost, innermost, nearest

Related Words: aftermost, rearmost, sternmost

Near Antonyms: intermediate, medial, median, mid, middle, midmost

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Rhymes with UTMOST

almost, at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost