uppermost

  • 11uppermost — up|per|most [ ʌpər,moust ] adjective 1. ) more important or urgent than anything else in a particular situation: Just surviving the storm became uppermost. uppermost in someone s mind/thoughts: The children s welfare is always uppermost in our… …

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  • 12uppermost — adjective 1 uppermost in your mind if something is uppermost in your mind, you think about it a lot because it is very important to you: It is Tom s safety that is uppermost in our minds. 2 more important than other things: As he looked at her,… …

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  • 13uppermost — adverb Date: 15th century in or into the highest or most prominent position < the uppermost layer > < safety was uppermost in their minds > • uppermost adjective …

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  • 14uppermost — adjective 1) the uppermost branches Syn: highest, top, topmost 2) their own problems remained uppermost in their minds Syn: predominant, of greatest importance, to the fore, foremost, first, primary, dominant, princ …

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  • 15uppermost — up•per•most [[t]ˈʌp ərˌmoʊst[/t]] adj. Also, upmost 1) highest in place, order, rank, power, etc 2) topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern[/ex] 3) in or into the uppermost place • Etymology: 1475–85 …

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  • 16uppermost — adj. Uppermost is used with these nouns: ↑layer, ↑part, ↑reach …

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  • 17uppermost — adjective (also upmost) highest in place, rank, or importance. adverb at or to the uppermost position …

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  • 18uppermost — 1. adjective At, or nearest the top of something. 2. adverb In the highest position …

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  • 19uppermost — Synonyms and related words: above, acmatic, all absorbing, apical, best, capital, cardinal, chief, consummate, controlling, dominant, first, first class, first rate, foremost, greater, greatest, head, headmost, higher, highest, leading, loftiest …

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  • 20uppermost — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. loftiest, topmost, culminating; see highest . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. highest, top, loftiest, foremost, greatest, superior, ultimate, chief, maximum, leading. ANT.: lowest III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective&#8230; …

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