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maximum

adj · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmæksɪməm/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

To the highest degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extreme, maximal, ultimate, ferocious, exquisite, intense, almighty, greatest, highest, maximum, passing, raging, utmost, uttermost

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The highest limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A 147 break; the highest possible break.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 147, maximum break

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A score of 180 with three darts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Topics: darts, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A scoring shot for 6 runs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

maximum security

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective

Meaning 10

the greatest or most complete or best possible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • maximal expansion
  • maximum pressure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maximal

Antonyms: minimum

11

noun

Meaning 11

the greatest possible degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he tried his utmost

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: utmost, uttermost, level best

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: limit, bound, boundary

12

noun

Meaning 12

the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: minimum

Broader terms: limit

13

noun

Meaning 13

the largest possible quantity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: upper limit

Antonyms: minimum

Broader terms: extremum, peak, large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount

History

Etymology

Via French from Latin maximum.

Across languages

Translations

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: максимален (maksimalen) — highest degree
  • Catalan: màxim — highest degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最大 (zuìdà) — highest degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極大 /极大 (jídà) — highest degree
  • Finnish: maksimi- — highest degree
  • Finnish: maksimaalinen — highest degree
  • Finnish: mahdollisimman suuri — highest degree
  • French: maximum — highest degree
  • French: maximal — highest degree
  • German: maximal — highest degree
  • Greek: ανώτατος (anótatos) — highest degree
  • Greek: μέγιστος (mégistos) — highest degree
  • Hindi: अधिकतम (adhiktam) — highest degree
  • Ido: maxima — highest degree
  • Italian: massimo — highest degree
  • Japanese: 最大 (saidai) — highest degree
  • Japanese: 極大 (kyokudai) — highest degree
  • Kazakh: ең жоғары (eñ joğary) — highest degree
  • Malayalam: പരമാവധി (paramāvadhi) — highest degree
  • Marathi: जास्तीत जास्त (jāstīt jāsta) — highest degree
  • Marathi: कमाल (kamāl) — highest degree
  • Portuguese: máximo — highest degree
  • Russian: максима́льный (maksimálʹnyj) — highest degree
  • Spanish: máximo — highest degree
  • Tagalog: higdulin — highest degree
  • Telugu: గరిష్ఠ (gariṣṭha) — highest degree
  • Turkish: maksimum — highest degree
  • Vietnamese: tối đa — highest degree
  • Afrikaans: maksimum — highest limit
  • Armenian: մաքսիմում (makʻsimum) — highest limit
  • Bulgarian: максимум (maksimum) — highest limit
  • Catalan: màxim — highest limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最大 (zuìdà) — highest limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極大 /极大 (jídà) — highest limit
  • Czech: maximum — highest limit
  • Esperanto: maksimumo — highest limit
  • Finnish: maksimi — highest limit
  • Finnish: yläraja — highest limit
  • French: maximum — highest limit
  • Galician: máximo — highest limit
  • Georgian: მაქსიმუმი (maksimumi) — highest limit
  • Georgian: არაუმეტესი (araumeṭesi) — highest limit
  • German: Maximum — highest limit
  • German: höchstmöglich — highest limit
  • Greek: ανώτατο όριο (anótato ório) — highest limit
  • Greek: άκρον άωτον (ákron áoton) — highest limit
  • Hebrew: מַקסִימוּם (maximum) — highest limit
  • Hebrew: מֵרַב (mēráv) — highest limit
  • Hindi: अधिकतम (adhiktam) — highest limit
  • Hindi: सबसे ज़्यादा (sabse zyādā) — highest limit
  • Ido: maximo — highest limit
  • Indonesian: maksimum — highest limit
  • Indonesian: plafon — highest limit
  • Indonesian: pagu — highest limit
  • Italian: massimo — highest limit
  • Japanese: 最大 (saidai) — highest limit
  • Japanese: 極大 (kyokudai) — highest limit
  • Latin: maximum — highest limit
  • Malay: maksimum — highest limit
  • Māori: mōrahi — highest limit
  • Māori: tihi — highest limit
  • Persian: بیشینه (bišine) — highest limit
  • Persian: ماکسیمم (mâksimom) — highest limit
  • Polish: maksimum — highest limit
  • Portuguese: máximo — highest limit
  • Romanian: maximum — highest limit
  • Romanian: maxim — highest limit
  • Russian: ма́ксимум (máksimum) — highest limit
  • Spanish: máximo — highest limit
  • Spanish: máximum — highest limit
  • Swedish: maximum — highest limit
  • Telugu: గరిష్ఠం (gariṣṭhaṁ) — highest limit
  • Turkish: en fazla — highest limit
  • Vietnamese: cực điểm — highest limit
  • Welsh: uchafswm — highest limit
  • Asturian: máximu — math: greatest value
  • Bulgarian: максимум (maksimum) — math: greatest value
  • Catalan: màxim — math: greatest value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最大值 (zuìdàzhí) — math: greatest value
  • Czech: maximum — math: greatest value
  • Finnish: maksimi — math: greatest value
  • Finnish: suurin arvo — math: greatest value
  • French: maximum (plural maxima m or maximums m) — math: greatest value
  • Galician: máximo — math: greatest value
  • German: Maximum — math: greatest value
  • Hindi: अधिकतम (adhiktam) — math: greatest value
  • Hungarian: maximum — math: greatest value
  • Indonesian: maksimum — math: greatest value
  • Italian: massimo — math: greatest value
  • Māori: mōrahi — math: greatest value
  • Persian: بیشینه (bišine) — math: greatest value
  • Persian: ماکسیمم (mâksimom) — math: greatest value
  • Portuguese: máximo — math: greatest value
  • Russian: ма́ксимум (máksimum) — math: greatest value
  • Spanish: máximo — math: greatest value
  • Spanish: máximum — math: greatest value
  • Swedish: maximum — math: greatest value
  • Tagalog: higdulan — math: greatest value
  • Telugu: గరిష్ఠం (gariṣṭhaṁ) — math: greatest value
  • Vietnamese: cực đại — math: greatest value
  • Finnish: maksimiarvo — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Finnish: suurin arvo — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Māori: mōrahi — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Persian: ماکسیمم (mâksimom) — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Russian: ма́ксимум (máksimum) — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Spanish: máximum — statistics: largest value of a batch
  • Swedish: maximum — statistics: largest value of a batch
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