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furthest

Letters that make furthest

s, e, f, h, r, t, u are letters that make 'furthest'

Words within furthest

he, He, fur, Ur, Urth, Es, Th, EST are words within 'furthest'

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

3 possible definitions for 'furthest'

Furthest 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, furthest is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

farthest has the same meaning as furthest

Example of furthest used within this context

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

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

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

Synonyms

farthest has the same meaning as furthest

Example of furthest used within this context

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

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

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

Synonyms

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

furthest Usage

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

Similar to furthest

far is similar to furthest.

Example of furthest 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"