maximums

Highest possible amounts

Maximums is the plural of maximum, referring to the greatest amounts, values, or degrees possible or permitted.

While the Latin-derived plural maxima appears in technical and scientific contexts, maximums is the standard form in general usage.

The thermometer recorded daily maximums above 100 degrees.

Credit card maximums vary by account type.

peaks

pinnacle

Utmost summit or spire

  • zenithPoint straight overhead
  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • summitPeak or diplomatic gathering

acme · climax · culmination · crest · height · highpoint · vertex · meridian · tiptop · crown

limits

ceiling

Room's upper surface

limitation · restriction · constraint · cutoff · boundary · quota · allocation · saturation · endpoint · barrier

fullness

saturation

State of complete permeation

packed · stuffed · crammed · bursting · chock-full · maxed-out · filled · at capacity · stretched

capacities

volume

Amount of space filled

load · capacity · headroom · power · amperage · memory · reserve · buffer · scalability · expansion

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Opposites
quantity endpoints

maximumsminimums

Smallest permissible amounts

minima · lows · bottoms · nadirs · troughs

limit direction

maximumsminimums

Smallest permissible amounts

floors · lower limits · baselines · thresholds · minimum requirements

Phrases
Family

maximum, maximum security

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