Outmost vs. Utmost
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Difference Between Outmost and Utmost
Outmostadjective
Farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.
Utmostadjective
Situated at the most distant limit; farthest.
the utmost limits of the land;the utmost extent of human knowledgeOutmostnoun
That which is outmost; the surface; the outside.
Utmostadjective
The most extreme; ultimate; greatest.
the utmost assiduity;the utmost harmony;the utmost misery or happinessOutmostadjective
situated at the farthest possible point from a center
Utmostnoun
Maximum; greatest possible amount or quantity.
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Utmostnoun
the greatest possible degree;
he tried his utmostUtmostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity;
extreme coldextreme cautionextreme pleasureutmost contemptto the utmost degreein the uttermost distressUtmostadjective
highest in extent or degree;
to the last measure of human endurancewhether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individuallyUtmostadjective
(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order;
had traveled to the farthest frontierdon't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) treeexplored the furthest reaches of spacethe utmost tip of the peninsula
