furthest
Meaning of furthest
- at or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).
the bed furthest from the window
the building set furthest away from the road is the house
the people who are furthest removed from the political process
- over the greatest distance or area.
his group probably had furthest to ride
a crazy system that pays most to those who drive the furthest
- situated at the greatest distance from a specified or understood point.
the furthest door led to a kitchen
it was the furthest thing from my mind
late Middle English: formed as a superlative of further.
adverb, superlative adverb- at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another).
the house was not too far away
the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun
- over a large expanse of space or time.
he had not travelled far
that's why we have come so far and done as well as we have
- by a great deal.
he is able to function far better than usual
- situated at a great distance in space or time.
the far reaches of the universe
Old English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.
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Hyphenation of furthest
fur-thest
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- furthest is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
furthest synonyms
Meaning farthermost:
farthermost, farthest, furthermost, utmost, uttermost
Meaning farthest:
Meaning (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant:
Meaning situated far from a centre; remote:
Meaning (especially in place names) more remote:
Meaning furthest from the centre:
Meaning furthest from the centre or a given point:
Meaning being or happening at the end of a process; final:
Meaning actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something):
Meaning furthest away:
Meaning at or to a distance:
Meaning to a great extent; a great deal:
Meaning by a notably large amount or to a notably large extent; greatly:
Meaning to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly:
Meaning to an extreme or extensive degree; immensely:
Meaning undoubtedly; undeniably:
Meaning by a considerable amount; very much:
Meaning in a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention:
Meaning to a great or significant extent:
Meaning to an appreciable extent; considerably:
Meaning in a way that is easily seen or noticed; clearly:
Meaning in a significant way; considerably:
Meaning without difficulty or effort:
Meaning far away in space or time:
Meaning distant in space or time:
Meaning not discovered or known about; uncertain:
Meaning far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote:
Meaning unable to be reached:
Meaning lacking any merit or attraction:
furthest antonyms
Meaning located a short distance away:
Meaning at or to a short distance away; nearby:
Meaning to a small degree; not considerably:
Words that rhyme with furthest
hest, alcahest, alkahest, archest, butchest, chest, dreichest, enchest, gauchest, inchest, richest, stanchest, staunchest, teuchest, windchest, behest, barghest, ghest, highest, laighest, nighest, roughest, skeighest, teughest, thoroughest, toughest, brashest, flashest, flushest, foolishest, freshest, gashest, harshest, lavishest, leishest, lushest, neshest, plushest, poshest, rashest, swishest, wershest, blithest, couthest, farthest, lithest, loathest, lothest, northest, rathest