UTMOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does utmost mean? 

• UTMOST (noun)
  The noun UTMOST has 1 sense:

1. the greatest possible degree

  Familiarity information: UTMOST used as a noun is very rare.

• UTMOST (adjective)
  The adjective UTMOST has 3 senses:

1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

2. highest in extent or degree

3. (comparatives of 'far') most remote in space or time or order

  Familiarity information: UTMOST used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTMOST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The greatest possible degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

level best; maximum; utmost; uttermost

Context example:

he tried his utmost

Hypernyms ("utmost" is a kind of...):

bound; boundary; limit (the greatest possible degree of something)

Derivation:

utmost (highest in extent or degree)

utmost (of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity)

• UTMOST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

Synonyms:

extreme; utmost; uttermost

Context example:

in the uttermost distress

Similar:

intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)

Derivation:

utmost (the greatest possible degree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Highest in extent or degree

Synonyms:

last; utmost

Context example:

whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually

Similar:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

Derivation:

utmost (the greatest possible degree)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(comparatives of 'far') most remote in space or time or order

Synonyms:

farthermost; farthest; furthermost; furthest; utmost; uttermost

Context example:

the utmost tip of the peninsula

Similar:

far (located at a great distance in time or space or degree)

Domain usage:

comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)

 Context examples 

It was quite certain that he had foreseen his fate, and that it had caused him the utmost horror.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That is a State secret of the utmost importance, and I fear that I cannot tell you, nor do I see that it is necessary.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"With me!"—in the utmost amazement—"well, sir,—be quick—and if you can—less violent."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Emma was soon perfectly satisfied of Mr. Martin's being no otherwise remembered, than as he furnished a contrast with Mr. Elton, of the utmost advantage to the latter.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Still she had her merits; and I was disposed to appreciate all that was good in her to the utmost.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“Then she had better come to us,” said Lady Bertram, with the utmost composure.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The Doctor, however, who felt, I am sure, that he was making everybody happy, was well pleased, and had no suspicion but that we were all at the utmost height of enjoyment.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The wayfarers all gazed in the utmost astonishment at the interruption.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The utmost care could not always secure the most valuable fruits.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

You carried in your hand a bag full of money, and your face betrayed the utmost agitation.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)