| Main Entry: | utmost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme, maximum |
Synonyms: |
absolute, all-out, chief, complete, entire, exhaustive, farthest, final, full, furthermost, greatest, highest, last, last straw, maximal, most, most distant, out of bounds, outermost, outside, paramount, plenary, preeminent, remotest, sheer, supreme, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much*, too-too, top, topmost, total, ultimate, ultra*, unconditional, undiminished, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, uttermost, whole, worst case |
| Notes: | outmost means farthest possible point from a center; utmost means of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity |
Antonyms: |
middle, moderate |
| Main Entry: | all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whole; totality |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, across the board, aggregate, aggregation, collection, ensemble, entirety, everyone, everything, gross, group, integer, jackpot, lock stock and barrel, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, unit, utmost, wall to wall, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole schmear, whole shooting match, whole show, works |
Antonyms: |
none, zero, zilch, zip |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest personal effort |
Synonyms: |
Sunday best, all one's got, best shot, hardest, highest endeavor, level best, utmost |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crest, crowning point, extremity, head, height, high spot, highlight, intensification, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith |
Antonyms: |
anticlimax, cliffhanger |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very great |
Synonyms: |
acute, consummate, high, highest, intense, maximal, maximum, severe, sovereign, supreme, top, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
Antonyms: |
limited, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faraway |
Synonyms: |
far-off, farthest, final, furthermost, last, most distant, outermost, outmost, remotest, terminal, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
Antonyms: |
close, near |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, bitter end, boundary, ceiling, climax, consummation, crest, crown, culmination, depth, edge, end, excess, extremity, height, inordinancy, maximum, nadir, nth degree, peak, pinnacle, pole, termination, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith |
| Main Entry: | farthest |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | most distant |
Synonyms: |
extreme, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, last, lattermost, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
Antonyms: |
closest, nearest |
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | final; newest |
Synonyms: |
aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, endwise, eventual, extreme, far, far-off, farthest, finishing, furthest, hindmost, lag, latest, least, lowest, meanest, most recent, once and for all, outermost, rearmost, remotest, supreme, swan song, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Notes: | last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
beginning, first, front, initial, introductory, oldest, primary, starting |
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
Synonyms: |
absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line, bound, bourne, breaking point, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point, deadline, destination, edge, end, end point, extremity, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, the max, the most, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge |
Antonyms: |
infinity, limitlessness |