utmost

[ uht-mohst or, especially British, -muhst ]

/ ˈʌtˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst /

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adjective

of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, or the like; greatest: of the utmost importance.

being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island.

noun

Also uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: the utmost that can be said; The hotel provides the utmost in comfort.

the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to finish on time.

the extreme limit or extent: His patience was taxed to the utmost.

OTHER WORDS FOR utmost

1 maximum, highest, foremost, chief, major.

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Origin of utmost

before 900; Middle English utmest,Old English ūtemest.See out, -most

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH utmost

upmost, uppermost, utmost

Words nearby utmost

utility wear, utilization, utilize, ut infra, uti possidetis, utmost, utmost good faith, Utnapishtim, Uto-Aztecan, Utopia, Utopian

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How to use utmost in a sentence

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The right screen will, of course, display all of your projector’s 1080p capabilities with the utmost fidelity, and it shouldn’t be a pain to set up or, if needed, move around.
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We preach some things within our team that are of the utmost importance.
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Lawler notes that in the Zoroastrian religion of the Persians, the rooster was of the utmost importance.
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For growing school-kids, healthy lunch is of utmost importance.
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I don't get to spend my money or my time with utmost selfishness.
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I have the utmost respect for them as colleagues, and value the work they do immensely.
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The minister's eye kept steady to one point; to raise the country he governed, to the utmost pinnacle of earthly grandeur.
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It was with the utmost difficulty that his wiser subordinates got him to disarm the sepoy regiments in Agra itself.
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In the eighth line we have “bells” seven times repeated in all—bells being taken in their utmost generality, viz., musical action.
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Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.
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The utmost care has been taken in verifying the stock-sheets with the registers, and with checking the volumes themselves.
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British Dictionary definitions for utmost

utmost

uttermost

/ (ˈʌtˌməʊst) /

adjective (prenominal)

of the greatest possible degree or amountthe utmost degree

at the furthest limitthe utmost town on the peninsula

noun

the greatest possible degree, extent, or amounthe tried his utmost

Word Origin for utmost

Old English ūtemest, from ūte out + -mest most

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