as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of uppermost
Twenty One Pilots stalled just outside that region on all three lists, but the single did break into the uppermost area on both airplay rosters.
—
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Starship ignited six of its own Raptor engines to continue powering itself into space, while the Super Heavy booster flipped around to fly tail-first and relit some of its engines in the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere to reverse course and boost itself back toward the Texas coastline.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Even with the wheels starting to come off the British empire (this show is basically a Downton prequel), a place in English nobility will give the Russell heiress an otherwise unattainable level of social power, stationing her on the uppermost echelon of global influence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uppermost
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Starship ignited six of its own Raptor engines to continue powering itself into space, while the Super Heavy booster flipped around to fly tail-first and relit some of its engines in the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere to reverse course and boost itself back toward the Texas coastline.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Even with the wheels starting to come off the British empire (this show is basically a Downton prequel), a place in English nobility will give the Russell heiress an otherwise unattainable level of social power, stationing her on the uppermost echelon of global influence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uppermost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppermost
Adjective
-
More top kitchen deals include a Vitamix blender and Le Creuset mini round cocottes.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
-
Keep scrolling to shop more of my top Quince cashmere picks for fall.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Gjoshe had suffered a deep wound to his upper arm and had to wait until Tuesday for surgery.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
-
Banner, who currently works for the 33rd team, which is a football-centric media outlet, worked with McDaniel in Cleveland in 2014, and believes McDaniel belongs in the upper echelon of today’s offensive minds.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Uppermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppermost. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share