uttermost C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈʌtɚmoʊst/ UK /ˈʌtəməʊst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj greatest or most extreme; furthest They defended the fortress to the uttermost of their strength. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · greatest or most extreme;... utmostgreatestextremefurthestmaximumsupreme ↔ Opposites leastnearestminimum Word family Related forms utmostutterout Etymology AI details From Middle English uttermest, a reshaping of Old English ūtmest ('outermost') under influence of utter ('outer'), from ūt ('out') plus the superlative -most. ūtmest Old English ūt Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # uttermost **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈʌtɚmoʊst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌtəməʊst/ ## Meanings 1. greatest or most extreme; furthest ## Examples - They defended the fortress to the uttermost of their strength. ## Synonyms - utmost - greatest - extreme - furthest - maximum - supreme ## Antonyms - least - nearest - minimum ## Related Forms - utmost - utter - out ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūtmest - Root: ūt ## Etymology From Middle English uttermest, a reshaping of Old English ūtmest ('outermost') under influence of utter ('outer'), from ūt ('out') plus the superlative -most. ## AI Etymology Uttermost comes from Middle English uttermest, a reshaping of Old English ūtmest ('outermost') under influence of utter ('outer'), from ūt ('out') plus the superlative -most. The historical trail runs through Old English ūtmest and Old English ūt. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means greatest or most extreme; furthest. Related forms include utmost, utter, out. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown