Utmost Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

: the greatest or highest degree or amount She stretched her arm to the utmost. More from Merriam-Webster on utmost. Nglish: Translation of utmost for Spanish ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut utmost adjective SaveWord ut·​most |\ˈət-ˌmōst ,especiallySouthern-məst\ Definitionofutmost (Entry1of2) 1 :situatedatthefarthestormostdistantpoint:extreme theutmostpointoftheearth—JohnHunt 2 :ofthegreatestorhighestdegree,quantity,number,oramount amatterofutmostconcern utmost noun Definitionofutmost (Entry2of2) 1 :themostpossible:theextremelimit:thehighestattainablepointordegree theutmostinreliability 2 :thehighest,greatest,orbestofone'sabilities,powers,andresources willdoourutmosttohelp Synonyms&Antonyms Didyouknow? MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingutmost LearnMoreAboututmost Synonyms&Antonymsforutmost Synonyms:Adjective extreme,farthermost,farthest,furthermost,furthest,outermost,outmost,remotest,ultimate Antonyms:Adjective inmost,innermost,nearest VisittheThesaurusforMore  Didyouknow? UtmostcomesfromOldEnglishūtmest,asuperlativeadjectiveformedfromtheadverbūt,meaning"out."Theearliersenseofutmostcarriesthesamemeaningasoutermost. ExamplesofutmostinaSentence Adjective supremepowerthatextendedtotheutmostpointsoftheempire inhabitantsofthewar-ravagedregionareexperiencingtheutmostmiseryimaginable Noun Thisnewsystemrepresentstheutmostinmoderntechnology. It'sdesignedtoprovidetheutmostincomfort. Wehadtopushourselvestotheutmosttofinishthejobintime. RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Sunsafetyshouldalwaysbeoftheutmostimportancetokeepyourskinprotected,butparticularlyinthehottest,sunniestdaysofsummer. — EmmaSeymour,GoodHousekeeping,8July2022 Howashoematchesboththelengthandshapeofyourfeet,aswellasyourspecificgaitpattern,isoftheutmostimportance. — BrianMetzler,OutsideOnline,8July2022 Also,theongoingtrainingofyourQAteamisofutmostimportance,asthecontinuousaccumulationofexpertiseandknowledgetransferthroughouttheprojectallowsforquickonboardingofnewteammembersandsmoothproblem-solving.Challenge3. — NadyaKnysh,Forbes,6July2022 Beyondtheheadlines,bothcasesinvolveafundamentalissueoftheutmostimportanceinademocraticsociety:Whodecides? — WSJ,6July2022 Payingtributetotheregionwherethefilmtakesplaceswasoftheutmostimportancetotheride'screators. — EmmaBecker,PEOPLE.com,1July2022 Comfortwasoftheutmostimportanceforeveryoneinvolved. — JazzTangcay,Variety,16June2022 HurricanesareconsideredthemostpowerfulweathereventsonEarth,accordingtoNASA,whichmakesunderstandingthemandpreparingforthemofutmostimportance. — ZoeChristenJones,CBSNews,3June2022 AlaabelievedthattheprocessbywhichanewconstitutionforEgyptwouldbedevelopedwasofutmostimportance,andthatelectingarepresentativebodyneededtobethefirststeptowardcreatinganinclusivenationaldocument. — YasmineElRashidi,TheAtlantic,14May2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun ComingtoRoyalTajmayfeelliketheutmostinrelaxationfordiners,butdon’texpecttoseeSinghtakingtimeoff. — MikeKlingaman,BaltimoreSun,30June2022 HartandHarrelsoncertainlydotheirutmosttosalvagethisstinker. — AndyMeek,BGR,29June2022 MarkingthewaranniversaryinSeoul,Yoonpledgedtodohisutmosttoprotectfreedomandpeace. — Reuters,CNN,26June2022 SpeakingbyvideolinktotheWorldEconomicForum,Mr.Zelenskycalledforsanctionstobepushedtotheutmost,forRussiabecutofffrominternationalnetworksandforforeignbusinessestohaltoperationsinRussia. — AntonTroianovski,NewYorkTimes,23May2022 That'snottoosurprising,asworkingoutathomedoesn'tcostmuch,ifanything,andofferstheutmostinconvenience. — MelanieRadzickiMcmanus,CNN,2Dec.2021 WithaneyetothisNovember’selections,PaulSpink—likemanyunionleadersinWisconsin—planstodohisutmostthisyeartosalvagewhat’sleftofdemocracyinhisstate. — StevenGreenhouse,TheNewRepublic,6May2022 Instead,statemediahasbeendominatedbyscenesofemergencycrewsrushingtothesceneandordersfromChina’sleader,XiJinping,toofficialstodotheirutmosttofindsurvivors. — NewYorkTimes,23Mar.2022 Republicans,meanwhile,aredoingtheirabsoluteutmosttoincreasegreenhousegasemissionsandmakeeverythingworse. — RyanCooper,TheWeek,11Aug.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'utmost.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingutmost doone'sutmost doone'sutmost FirstKnownUseofutmost Adjective beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Noun beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforutmost Adjective MiddleEnglish,alterationofutmest,fromOldEnglishūtmest,superlativeadjective,fromūtout,adverb—moreatoutentry1 LearnMoreAboututmost Shareutmost PosttheDefinitionofutmosttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofutmostonTwitter TimeTravelerforutmost Thefirstknownuseofutmostwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury ListentoOurPodcastAboututmost ThememusicbyJoshuaStamper©2006NewJerusalemMusic/ASCAP GetWordoftheDaydeliveredtoyourinbox! SignUp FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster 'Utmost'vs'Upmost':UtterConfusion... 'Utmost'vs'Upmost':UtterConfusionResolved Whatdoes"ut"meananyway?Weexplain. DictionaryEntriesNearutmost UtmanKhel utmost Uto-Aztecan SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforutmost LastUpdated 11Jul2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Utmost.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utmost.Accessed15Jul.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforutmost utmost adjective ut·​most |\ˈət-ˌmōst \ KidsDefinitionofutmost (Entry1of2) :ofthegreatestorhighestdegreeoramount Themessageisoftheutmostimportance. utmost noun KidsDefinitionofutmost (Entry2of2) :thegreatestorhighestdegreeoramount Shestretchedherarmtotheutmost. MorefromMerriam-Websteronutmost Nglish:TranslationofutmostforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofutmostforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY akimbo SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Acrobat Judge Surgeon Firefighter Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. 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