uppermost
/' p moust/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Highest in place, position, or rank: Located at the top or being the most elevated.
- Most prominent or important: Foremost in consideration, priority, or thought.
Adverb:
- In the highest position or place: So as to be at the top.
- With the greatest prominence or priority: So as to be most immediate or significant.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The uppermost shelf is too high for me to reach.
- Safety was the uppermost concern during the expedition.
Adverb:
- She placed the trophy uppermost on the display cabinet.
- When asked for his opinion, he said what came uppermost to his mind.
Advanced Usage
"to be uppermost in one's mind": to be the most prominent or immediate thought.
- The question of funding was uppermost in the committee's mind.
"uppermost layer": the topmost stratum or level.
- The uppermost layer of soil is the most fertile.
Variants and Related Words
- Upmost (adjective): A less common variant meaning highest or foremost. It is often used interchangeably with "uppermost" but is sometimes considered an alteration.
- He gave the matter his upmost attention.
Synonyms
- Topmost: Highest in position.
- Foremost: Most prominent in rank or importance.
- Highest: Of the greatest vertical elevation or rank.
- Supreme: Highest in authority, rank, or importance.
Related Phrases
- Come uppermost: To become the most immediate or prominent thought.
- A memory from childhood came uppermost as she smelled the flowers.
Idioms
- Uppermost in one's thoughts: Being the primary thing one is thinking about.
- The welfare of her family was always uppermost in her thoughts.
Adjective
- at or nearest to the top
- the uppermost book in the pile
- on the topmost step
Adverb
- in or into the highest position
- the blade turned uppermost
- in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind
- say what comes uppermost