Utmost meaning

What does “utmost” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“utmost” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the greatest possible degree.

utmost

the greatest possible degree
“he tried his utmost”
Synonymsuttermost maximum level best

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
“extreme cold”
“extreme caution”
Synonymsextreme uttermost
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”
Synonymslast
(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”
Synonymsfarthermost farthest furthermost furthest uttermost

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University