TOPMOST Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

topmost

adjective

ˈtäp-ˌmōst

Definition of topmost

as in highest

being at a point or level higher than all others his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree

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as in greatest

of the highest degree our topmost goal is to help students learn foreign languages in an easy and natural way

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Recent Examples of topmost Spectators seated in the topmost section on Sunday night will be on eye level with the Truman balcony. — Simon Ducroquet, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Its skeletal steel dome, erected on the spot where an Easter egg roll was held in the days of the republic, rises as high as the topmost arcade of the Colosseum, towering over the White House. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 The outside is a toxic hellscape that is only visible on big screens in the silo’s topmost level. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 Remove all other side branches and cut the central leader back just above the topmost scaffold. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for topmost

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The top 10 individual donors to American Priorities, cutting six-figure checks, are all Muslim.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The top three shoes were the Hermès Oran sandals, followed by the Gucci Ace sneakers and the Louis Vuitton Star Trail Ankle Boots.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of top

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Scheduled for completion in summer 2027, the expansion will support annual production of up to 150 upper stages.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
First responders took the victim to Fawcett Memorial Hospital with a severe cut measuring four to six inches from his left cheek down to his neck, alongside a minor laceration to his upper chest, police said.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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