Synonyms of most

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adverb (1)

as in extremely

to a great degree

a most careful driver, especially in bad weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• very
• incredibly
• highly
• terribly
• too
• so
• damn
• damned
• far
• really
• badly
• much
• especially
• severely
• seriously
• intensely
• that
• desperately
• particularly
• super
• wildly
• heavily
• such
• greatly
• full
• jolly
• exceptionally
• real
• fiercely
• absolutely
• immensely
• exceedingly
• specially
• supremely
• hugely
• vitally
• extra
• mighty
• awfully
• fantastically
• way
• totally
• uncommonly
• good and
• eminently
• fabulously
• awful
• thoroughly
• surpassingly
• completely
• remarkably
• utterly
• frightfully
• enormously
• wicked
• passing
• achingly
• vastly
• deadly
• deeply
• a lot
• entirely
• ever
• mortally
• beastly
• sore
• positively
• majorly
• bone
• cracking
• dang
• roaring
• archly
• rattling
• sorely
• almighty
• wholly
• significantly
• monstrous
• whacking
• roaringly
• blisteringly
• filthy
• colossally
• mightily
• spanking
• fully
• thumping
• downright
• notably
• right
• noticeably
• considerably
• stinking
• profoundly
• obviously
• unco
• radically
• as all get-out
• visibly
• corking
• substantially
• purely
• extensively
• flat-out
• markedly
• abundantly
• altogether
• palpably
• plentifully
• amazingly
• excessively
• astonishingly
• discernibly
• plainly
• monumentally
• appreciably
• obscenely
• staggeringly
• astronomically
• overmuch
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• little
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• minimally
• marginally
• scantily
• meagerly

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adverb (2)

as in almost

very close to but not completely

the cost of most everything is higher nowadays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• almost
• nearly
• practically
• fairly
• about
• virtually
• pretty much
• just about
• somewhere
• much
• mostly
• next to
• more or less
• fair
• as good as
• all but
• mainly
• largely
• nigh
• well-nigh
• somewhat
• near
• feckly
• borderline
• within an inch of
• chiefly
• partially
• appreciably
• by and large
• partly
• kind of

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quite
• entirely
• completely
• fully
• absolutely
• thoroughly
• altogether
• well
• wholly
• totally
• utterly
• plain
• hardly
• plumb
• scarcely
• barely

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adjective

ˈmōst 

as in maximum

of the greatest or highest degree or quantity

the player with the most ability on the tennis team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maximum
• utmost
• ultimate
• largest
• last
• paramount
• outside
• supreme
• uttermost
• biggest
• max
• top
• nth
• consummate
• unparalleled
• unequaled
• unrivaled
• unmatched
• unsurpassed
• uppermost
• hugest
• topmost
• upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• minimum
• minimal
• slightest
• smallest
• lowest
• tiniest
• littlest
• minutest
• fewest

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noun

as in best

the greatest amount, number, or part

this room will accommodate 50 people at the most

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maximum
• best
• outside
• max
• utmost
• ultimate
• extreme

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• minimum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of most

Adverb

One of its most direct means of doing so is to order coal plants that were scheduled to close to remain open, even if there is no need for them. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

And perhaps most stunning of all is that only 14% of those between the ages of 18 and 34 are extremely proud to be an American. — Joe Daniels, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

The Television Academy hands out well over 100 primetime Emmys, and most of them will be presented this weekend in a pair of ceremonies at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026