Utmost
['ʌtməʊst] or ['ʌt'most]
Definition
(noun.) the greatest possible degree; 'he tried his utmost'.
Checked by Brits--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge.
(a.) Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.
(n.) The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost.
Checker: Marsha
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Extreme, farthest, last, most distant, most remote.[2]. Greatest, uttermost.
n. Best, most, greatest effort, highest endeavor, the most that can be done.
Editor: Patrick
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Farthest, remotest,[See ADVANTAGE], Unroot, greatest
ANT:Nearest, smallest
Inputed by Jeff
Definition
adj. outmost: farthest out: most distant: last: in the greatest degree: highest.—n. the greatest that can be: the greatest effort.
Checker: Patrice
Examples
- That is a State secret of the utmost importance, and I fear that I cannot tell you, nor do I see that it is necessary. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmes had listened to his story with the utmost attention, and now he sat for some time in silent thought. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Many cultivated plants display the utmost vigour, and yet rarely or never seed! Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It reached out far beyond the utmost limits of the empire, into Armenia, Persia, Abyssinia, Ireland, Germany, India, and Turkestan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He, for his part, rushed off to the school with the utmost happiness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- By the above singular manner of building, strength is continually given to the comb, with the utmost ultimate economy of wax. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Gramercy for the gift, bold yeoman, said the Knight; and better help than thine and thy rangers would I never seek, were it at my utmost need. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thirty at the utmost. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It has required my utmost exertions to exist without making the least progress in our business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Rawdon and his son went away with the utmost heaviness of heart. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Between 1532 and 1535 the insurgents held the town of Münster in Westphalia, and did their utmost to realize their ideas of a religious communism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They met with the utmost friendliness. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Conflicting sensations of love, fear, and shame reduced Eustacia to a state of the utmost uneasiness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I know not whether I am a true philanthropist; yet I am willing to aid you to the utmost of my power in a purpose so honest. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It really did seem to impress him, to the utmost extent of his capacity of being impressed. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Checker: Osbert