maximal
At the ceiling
Maximal means the greatest possible or the upper limit of something.
A maximal effort holds nothing back.
In mathematics and technical contexts, maximal describes the largest value a variable can take or the most extreme case: maximal heart rate, maximal oxygen uptake.
The word emphasizes reaching an absolute ceiling rather than merely being large.
Highest or most extreme
- intenseExtreme in degree
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- drasticSevere and far-reaching
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
outrageous · hyperbolic · excessive · overkill · utmost · supreme · absolute · paramount
Utmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
climax · culmination · vertex · crest · highpoint · crown · capstone · meridian
Point of beginning
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
restriction · upper bound · perimeter · edge · borderline · terminus · demarcation · frontier
State of complete permeation
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- repleteCompletely filled
- fullnessState of being complete
packed · stuffed · crammed · teeming · bursting · laden · chock-full · bulging
Productive without waste
- performanceCarrying out a task
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- utilizationPractical application of something
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
productivity · enhancement · yield · output · throughput · gain · leverage · return
ultimate
Highest or most extreme
unprecedented · outrageous · hyperbolic · excessive · overkill · utmost · supreme · absolute · paramount · unmatched
pinnacle
Utmost summit or spire
summit · climax · culmination · vertex · crest · highpoint · crown · capstone · meridian · apogee
threshold
Point of beginning
constraint · restriction · upper bound · perimeter · edge · borderline · terminus · demarcation · frontier · brink
saturation
State of complete permeation
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- repleteCompletely filled
fullness · packed · stuffed · crammed · teeming · bursting · laden · chock-full · bulging · surfeit
efficiency
Productive without waste
- performanceCarrying out a task
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- utilizationPractical application of something
effectiveness · productivity · enhancement · yield · output · throughput · gain · leverage · return · bandwidth
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
- intensity levelshigh, low, moderate, medium, intense
- maxed outtapped out, topped out, at capacity, pushed to the limit, full
- obligationmandatory, obligatory, required, compulsory, optional
- complexitycomplex, complicated, simple, intricate, easy
- prioritypriority, top priority, high priority, low-priority, first priority
maximalpartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · limited · restricted · stripped-down · bare-bones
maximalminimal
Smallest amount needed
minimalist · stripped · stripped-down · sparse · bare
- maximum securityHighest-level prison classification
- maximum speedHighest attainable velocity
- maximum capacityUpper limit of containment
- maximum sentenceLongest term a judge can impose
- maximum-security prisonHighest-level detention facility
- maximum effort
maximum, maximize, maximally, maximizer, maximization, maximizing, maximized, maxima