at most

ADVERB

just

Synonyms

STRONG

but only simply

WEAK

no more than nothing but plainly solely

Antonyms

WEAK

indefinitely

ADVERB

only

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alone entirely hardly merely particularly purely simply solely

STRONG

but just

WEAK

nothing but plainly totally uniquely utterly wholly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely indefinitely

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

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And even when it is, it applies primarily to the short term — over a period no longer than a couple of months, at most.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

According to after-school association SOS-Périscolaire, the main problem has been the low quality of animateurs, who are poorly paid and at most need only a basic certificate in child management to get a job.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Others hold at most a single raspberry and two tiny peanut butter sandwich crackers.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Even though she played well, finishing in the top-10 at most of her tournaments, she found herself in another drought.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Removing a hand from the wall before the frisk was complete constituted aggression at most other facilities, though at Sing Sing it usually prompted merely a warning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

at most

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