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utmost adjective [ ˈʌtməʊst ]

• most extreme; greatest.
• "a matter of the utmost importance"
Similar: greatest, maximum, greatest possible, highest, most, most extreme, greatest amount of, uttermost, maximal, extreme, supreme, paramount, superlative, enormous, major,
Opposite: least possible, very little,

utmost noun

• the greatest or most extreme extent or amount.
• "a plot that stretches credulity to the utmost"
Similar: best, uttermost, hardest, maximum, greatest possible extent,
Opposite: least,
Origin: Old English ūt(e)mest ‘outermost’ (see out, -most).

do one's utmost

• do the most that one is able.
"Dan was doing his utmost to be helpful"



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