Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
×

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

1

uttermost

play
adjective ut·ter·most \ˈə-tər-ˌmōst\

Definition of uttermost

  1. 1 :  outermost

  2. 2 :  extreme, utmost

See uttermost defined for English-language learners

See uttermost defined for kids

Explore M-W

emoji-the-quiz
The Emoji Quiz
video-title-words-of-the-year-1066
Words of the Year: 1066
image1358596246
Words About Word Play
alt-5978a79b75e17
Trending: 'Transgender' Americans Face New Restrictions

Examples of uttermost in a Sentence

  1. a matter of the uttermost importance

  2. I have the uttermost faith in your abilities.

Origin and Etymology of uttermost

Middle English, alteration of uttermest, from 1utter + -mest (as in utmest utmost)

uttermost Synonyms

Synonyms
consummate, last, max, maximum, most, nth, outside, paramount, supreme, top, utmost, ultimate
Antonyms
least, minimal, minimum, slightest
Related Words
unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassed; biggest, hugest, largest; topmost, upmost, uppermost
Near Antonyms
littlest, minutest, smallest, tiniest; lowest; fewest
2

uttermost

noun ut·ter·most

Definition of uttermost

  1. :  utmost to the uttermost of our capacity — H. S. Truman

First Known Use of uttermost

14th century

Learn More about uttermost

  1. See words that rhyme with uttermost Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for uttermost Britannica English: Translation of uttermost for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up uttermost? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

fester

play

to become worse as time passes

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. transgender Trump reverses military policy allowing transgender people to serve

  2. beleaguer 'Being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment'

  3. scaramouch A new White House communications director

  4. non sequitur “It does not follow”

  5. admiral's mast A massive search ends with an 'admiral's mast'.

SEE ALL

BROWSE DICTIONARY

uttermost
utu

Test Your Vocabulary

The Emoji Quiz

  • emoji-the-quiz
  • What phase of the moon is this: 🌖 ?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

alt-597a00ef4b9d7
'Motif' vs 'Leitmotif'

A pattern emerges.

alt-5978b44edfb13
Our (Almost) Final Word on 'Penultimate'

The ultimate guide to using penultimate.

alt-5978cb55e8ba5
The Grammatical History of 'Awaken'/'Awoken'/'Awakened'

Or you can just go back to bed.

alt-59775cb5d7779
Words We're Watching: 'Aquafaba'

Don't dump out the bean water just yet...

Ask the Editors

video-title-words-of-the-year-1066
Words of the Year: 1066

Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'

payday
How Often Is 'Biweekly'?

Don't get us started on 'bimonthly'

video-irregardless-grammar-peeve-blend-of-the-synonyms-irrespective-and-regardless
Irregardless

It is in fact a real word (but that doesn't mean you should use it).

video-moose-goose-weird-plurals
Weird Plurals

One goose, two geese. One moose, two... moose. What's up with that?

Word Games

emoji-the-quiz
The Emoji Quiz

Think you’re an emoji 👓 expert? Let’s see 🤔

Take the quiz
image941935269
A Game of Thrones Word Quiz

In the Game of Thrones quiz, you learn some new vocabulary. (It’s quite safe, really. You will not die.)

Take the quiz
Spell It
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Take the quiz
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® Sprint

SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!

Play the game
Examples: uttermost in a Sentence