'Utmost' definitions:

Definition of 'utmost'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" [syn: extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)]
adjective
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" [syn: last, utmost]
adjective
(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"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost]
noun
The greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best]

Definition of 'Utmost'

From: GCIDE
  • Utmost \Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Utmost'

From: GCIDE
  • Utmost \Ut"most`\, n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. [1913 Webster]
  • We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'utmost'

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