max.

Highest possible amount

Max is short for maximum—the highest possible amount or limit.

As a noun: We set the volume to max.

As a verb, to max or max out is to reach capacity: I maxed out my credit card.

The adjective means highest: max speed, max effort. (Capitalized Max is a given name.)

Related

ceiling · cap · top · redline · overclock · optimization · capacity · apex · extent · highest · full · at full tilt · pedal to the metal · edge · turbo · ultimate · maxed out · greatest

Opposites
quantity/extent limit

max.min

Brief time or least

minimum · floor · least · lowest · lower bound

effort/intensity level

max.min

Brief time or least

minimum · bare minimum · low gear · coasting · idling

Phrases
Family

maximum, max, maximize, maximal, maximally, maxilla, maximise, maximizing, maximized

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G