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 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 Underneath the topmost layer (a user clicking through a browser), a comprehensive E2E setup involves mocking production endpoints, intercepting network requests, seeding databases, making precise assertions at every layer of the stack and integrating tightly with CI pipelines. — Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for topmost

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Microsoft, like in 2025, is once again the country’s top employer.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of top

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The trooper grabs the man by his wrist and his dreadlocks and began yanking his upper body through the window, the video shows.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Soon afterward, the telescope separated successfully from the rocket’s upper stage, drawing applause from ground controllers.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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