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uppermost

[uhp-er-mohst, -muhst] / ˈʌp ərˌmoʊst, -məst /
ADJECTIVE
top
Synonyms
WEAK
apical culminating highest loftiest most elevated topmost upmost
Antonyms
WEAK
bottom lower lowest trivial
ADJECTIVE
most important; chief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
paramount predominant tops
WEAK
best big boss dominant executive foremost greatest high-up leading main preeminent primary principal supreme the most winner world-class
Antonyms
STRONGEST
minor trivial
WEAK
bottom lower lowest

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Its uppermost layers appear to be exceptionally weak, while the moon's interior seems highly porous.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

For the filmmakers outside Russia, protecting Pasha and the people in the film from reprisals was uppermost in their minds.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

In one chaos terrain that formed within an ancient impact crater, the uppermost layers contain polyhydrated sulfates.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

This week, the builders placed the uppermost beam on the 12-story inn set to be completed next September, in time for Super Bowl 61 scheduled to happen the following February at SoFi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

The windows on the ground level were boarded up, but a few random lights blinked on and off in its uppermost floors.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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