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

Ohtani spearheads the game’s most formidable hypothetical October rotation. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026

After evolving from a waiver pickup into an All-Star starter and the league’s top fan selection, Clement has become one of the club's most respected voices. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Adjective

Only one is from a power conference and most of the others have played musical coaches in the hope of finally playing beyond the regular season. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Orioles manager Craig Albernaz came to the mound ostensibly to pull his starter, who had been brilliant most of the day, retiring the first 12 batters of the game in order before a walk and a home run by Spencer Steer in the fifth. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026