Synonyms: utmost, uttermost, level best, maximum
Definition: the greatest possible degree
Usage: he tried his utmost
Similar words: bound, boundary, limit
Definition: the greatest possible degree of something
Usage: what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior; to the limit of his ability
Synonyms: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
Definition: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
Usage: had traveled to the farthest frontier; don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree; explored the furthest reaches of space; the utmost tip of the peninsula
Similar words: far
Definition: located at a great distance in time or space or degree
Usage: we come from a far country; far corners of the earth; the far future; a far journey; the far side of the road; far from the truth; far in the future
Definition: highest in extent or degree
Usage: to the last measure of human endurance; whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
Similar words: high
Definition: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Usage: a high temperature; a high price; the high point of his career; high risks; has high hopes; the river is high; he has a high opinion of himself
Synonyms: extreme, utmost, uttermost
Definition: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Usage: extreme cold; extreme caution; extreme pleasure; utmost contempt; to the utmost degree; in the uttermost distress
Similar words: intense
Definition: possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Usage: intense heat; intense anxiety; intense desire; intense emotion; the skunk's intense acrid odor; intense pain; enemy fire was intense