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farthest

Letters that make farthest

s, a, e, f, h, r, t are letters that make 'farthest'

Words within farthest

he, fa, FAR, He, ar, far, fart, art, AR, Ar, Es, Th, EST are words within 'farthest'

farthest is an 8 letter word starting with f
farthest is an 8 letter word ending with t

3 possible definitions for 'farthest'

Farthest as "to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)"

Under this definition, farthest is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

furthest has the same meaning as farthest

Example of farthest used within this context

"went the furthest of all the children in her education", "furthest removed from reality", "she goes farthest in helping us"

Farthest as "to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)"

Under this definition, farthest is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

furthest has the same meaning as farthest

Example of farthest used within this context

"see who could jump the farthest", "chose the farthest seat from the door", "he swam the furthest"

Farthest as "(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order"

Under this definition, farthest is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

farthermost, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost have the same meaning as 'farthest'

farthest Usage

'farthest' can be a useage of comparative, comparative degree.

Similar to farthest

far is similar to farthest.

Example of farthest used within this context

"had traveled to the farthest frontier", "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree", "explored the furthest reaches of space", "the utmost tip of the peninsula"