1.
[syn: topmost, uppermost, upmost]
ADVERB (2)
1. in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind;
- Example: "say what comes uppermost"
2. in or into the highest position;
- Example: "the blade turned uppermost"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uppermost \Up"per*most`\, a. [From Up, Upper; formed like
aftermost. Cf. Upmost.]
Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
supreme.
[1913 Webster]
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uppermost
adv 1: in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind;
"say what comes uppermost"
2: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"
adj 1: at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the
pile"; "on the topmost step" [syn: topmost,
uppermost, upmost]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "uppermost":
above, acmatic, all-absorbing, apical, best, capital, cardinal,
chief, consummate, controlling, dominant, first, first-class,
first-rate, foremost, greater, greatest, head, headmost, higher,
highest, leading, loftiest, main, master, maximal, maximum,
meridian, meridional, most, over, overmost, overriding, overruling,
paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primary, prime,
principal, ranking, summital, superior, superlative, supreme,
tip-top, top, top-notch, topmost, ultimate, upmost, upper, utmost,
vertical, zenithal