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remotest
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way; in the distance |
| Synonyms: | alien, back, backwoods, beyond, boondocks, devious, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, foreign, frontier, god-knows-where, godforsaken, in a backwater, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, lonesome, middle of nowhere, obscure, off the beaten path, off-lying, outlandish, outlying, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, undiscovered, unknown, unsettled, wild |
| Antonyms: | close, convenient, near, nearby |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlikely, improbable |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, faint, implausible, inconsiderable, meager, negligible, off, outside, poor, slender, slight, slim, small |
| Antonyms: | close, likely, possible, probable |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, detached; unapproachable |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, aloof, casual, cool*, disinterested, distant, faraway, icy, incurious, indifferent, introspective, introverted, laid-back*, offish, putting on airs, removed, reserved, standoffish, stuck up, uncommunicative, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved, uppity, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | approachable, friendly, gentle, warm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faraway |
| Synonyms: | far-off, farthest, final, furthermost, last, most distant, outermost, outmost, remotest, terminal, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Antonyms: | close, near |
| Main Entry: | farthest |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | most distant |
| Synonyms: | extreme, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, last, lattermost, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Antonyms: | closest, nearest |
| Main Entry: | furthest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most distant |
| Synonyms: | extreme, farthest, most remote, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, uttermost |
| Antonyms: | closest, nearest |
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | final; newest |
| Synonyms: | aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, endwise, eventual, extreme, far, far-off, farthest, finishing, furthest, hindmost, lag, latest, least, lowest, meanest, most recent, once and for all, outermost, rearmost, remotest, supreme, swan song, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Notes: | last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned |
| Antonyms: | beginning, first, front, initial, introductory, oldest, primary, starting |
| Main Entry: | utmost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme, maximum |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-out, chief, complete, entire, exhaustive, farthest, final, full, furthermost, greatest, highest, last, last straw, maximal, most, most distant, out of bounds, outermost, outside, paramount, plenary, preeminent, remotest, sheer, supreme, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much*, too-too, top, topmost, total, ultimate, ultra*, unconditional, undiminished, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, uttermost, whole, worst case |
| Notes: | outmost means farthest possible point from a center; utmost means of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity |
| Antonyms: | middle, moderate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uttermost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme |
| Synonyms: | farthest, final, furthermost, furthest, last, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost |
| Antonyms: | middle, moderate |
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