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upmost

[uhp-mohst, -muhst] / ˈʌpˌmoʊst, -məst /
ADJECTIVE
loftiest
Synonyms
WEAK
apical capital chief crack crowning culminating dominant elite excellent fine finest first first-class first-rate five-star foremost greatest head highest lead leading maximal maximum outside paramount preeminent primary prime principal ruling sovereign superior supreme tiptop top-drawer top-notch topmost upper uppermost
ADJECTIVE
topmost
Synonyms
WEAK
apical capital chief crack crowning culminating dominant elite excellent fine finest first first-class first-rate five-star foremost greatest head highest lead leading loftiest maximal maximum outside paramount preeminent primary prime principal ruling sovereign superior supreme tiptop top-drawer top-notch upper uppermost
ADJECTIVE
uppermost
Synonyms
WEAK
apical culminating highest loftiest most elevated topmost
Antonyms
WEAK
bottom lower lowest trivial

Example Sentences

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For director and writer Nida Manzoor creating this show was "of the upmost importance".

From BBC • May 29, 2024

“My team and I have the upmost confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“The welfare of asylum seekers in our care is of the upmost importance,” a spokesperson for the Home Office, or interior ministry, said.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023

“Residents of Brasswood will be able to nurture their family in a home that they can trust was built with the upmost of integrity.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Far above Mossflower ground in the upmost terraces of foliage, the champion squirrel turned her flight in the direction of Redwall Abbey.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.