as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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Recent Examples of maximal
To develop his universal fragmentation law, Villermaux combined the principle of maximal randomness with the conservation law.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
In my desperate, Millennial desire for maximal productivity, no app compares to an old-fashioned paper planner.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
But their power, knowledge, and benevolence are always limited, whereas God’s are maximal by definition.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Her hair was swept away from her face, while her makeup was kept minimal in contrast to her maximal ensemble.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
In my desperate, Millennial desire for maximal productivity, no app compares to an old-fashioned paper planner.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
But their power, knowledge, and benevolence are always limited, whereas God’s are maximal by definition.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Her hair was swept away from her face, while her makeup was kept minimal in contrast to her maximal ensemble.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximal
Adjective
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She was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006 and was placed in a maximum-security psychiatric center in Texas, where she's resided ever since.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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For maximum coziness, the Skechers Women’s Cozy Escape Snow Puff Slip-ins are like a hug for your feet, with memory foam cushioning and faux fur trim lining the booties.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Brown told Vogue that protecting her daughter from the press is of the utmost importance.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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