Meaning & Definition of Utmost in English
English⟶
Utmost
/ətmoʊst/
noun
1. The greatest possible degree
- "He tried his utmost"
synonym:
- utmost,
- uttermost,
- maximum,
- level best
adjective
1. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
- "Extreme cold"
- "Extreme caution"
- "Extreme pleasure"
- "Utmost contempt"
- "To the utmost degree"
- "In the uttermost distress"
synonym:
- extreme,
- utmost(a),
- uttermost(a)
2. Highest in extent or degree
- "To the last measure of human endurance"
- "Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
synonym:
- last,
- utmost
3. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
- "Had traveled to the farthest frontier"
- "Don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"
- "Explored the furthest reaches of space"
- "The utmost tip of the peninsula"
synonym:
- farthermost,
- farthest,
- furthermost,
- furthest,
- utmost,
- uttermost
Examples of using
Ho ho, you have always been the brightest amongst my grandchildren! But hearken now: I have come from the nether realm to entrust thee with a task of utmost importance!
In every period of transition this riff-raff, which exists in every society, rises to the surface, and is not only without any aim but has not even a symptom of an idea, and merely does its utmost to give expression to uneasiness and impatience.
This is a matter of the utmost importance.