uttermost

Farthest possible point

Uttermost means the greatest or most extreme degree possible—the absolute limit of something.

It functions like utmost, which is more common: We will defend our borders to the uttermost.

The uttermost point is the farthest one; uttermost care is the maximum possible.

She pushed herself to the uttermost of her abilities.

extreme

ultimate

Highest or most extreme

pinnacle · zenith · apex · summit · peak · climax · acme · culmination · height · extremity

farthest

remotest

Most distant or isolated

peripheral · extreme · terminal · endmost · frontier · outpost · borderland · antipodal · beyond · reaches

boundary

limit

Maximum allowed extent

  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • brinkCritical boundary point
  • vergeBorder or cusp

threshold · margin · confines · frontier · precipice · cusp · terminus · horizon · perimeter · demarcation

intensity

complete

Lacking nothing, fully done

sheer · unqualified · unconditional · unreserved · profound · consummate · unmitigated · outright · downright · wholehearted

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Opposites
degree or intensity

uttermostleast

Smallest in degree

minimal · minimum · slightest · smallest · lowest

spatial extremity

uttermostnearest

Closest in distance

closest · near · close · nigh · proximate

completeness/totality

uttermostpartial

Favoring one side

moderate · mild · restrained · limited · qualified

Family

most, utter, utmost, uttered, outermost, utterance, uttering, utterer

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