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

But before that, the team will hold what is perhaps their most important practice of the fall. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The Los Angeles fires in 2025 (also called the Palisades and Eaton fires) damaged or destroyed more than 18,000 structures, making them among California’s most destructive wildfires. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Adjective

That’s because the root causes of the recent jump in bond yields—especially massive debt and deficits—are not priorities among most lawmakers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Earlier in the summer, local officials were celebrating making it through most of July with no murders in Brooklyn. — Barry Paddock, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026