as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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But for elite athletes, getting through over 180km of cycling each day, their bodies have become optimised for maximal intake.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Autonomy, worker voice, job security—all these features that used to characterize faculty work are key ingredients to creating maximal outcomes for workers.
—Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The practice can be fraught in a different way for men, who are told that maximal swoleness is their optimal form.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Autonomy, worker voice, job security—all these features that used to characterize faculty work are key ingredients to creating maximal outcomes for workers.
—Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The practice can be fraught in a different way for men, who are told that maximal swoleness is their optimal form.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximal
utmost
Adjective
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Still, sustainability remains of utmost importance to companies.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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This transaction was handled with the utmost professionalism and friendliness.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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