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- [uht-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st]
- /ˈʌtˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst/
- /ˈʌt.məʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uht-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st]
- /ˈʌtˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst/
Definitions of utmost word
- adjective utmost of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, or the like; greatest: of the utmost importance. 1
- adjective utmost being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island. 1
- noun utmost Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: the utmost that can be said; The hotel provides the utmost in comfort. 1
- noun utmost the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to finish on time. 1
- noun utmost the extreme limit or extent: His patience was taxed to the utmost. 1
- noun utmost maximum effort 1
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Origin of utmost
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English utmest, Old English ūtemest. See out, -most
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Parts of speech for Utmost
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
utmost popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
utmost usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for utmost
noun utmost
- absolutes — free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty.
- across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- bourne — a brook or rivulet.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
adj utmost
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- fab — fabulous (def 2).
- fabber — fabulous (def 2).
- farthermost — most distant or remote; farthest.
- furthermost — most distant: Their house is furthermost on the right.
adv utmost
- farthest — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
adjective utmost
- endwise — Upright, or standing on end.
- furthest — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- greatest — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- highest — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
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