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topmost

adj · 3 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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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɒpˈməʊst/
  • General-American: /tɑpˈmoʊst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

At or nearest to the top; uppermost; being the very highest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bottom-most

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of greatest status, esteem, or prestige; best.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

at or nearest to the top

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the uppermost book in the pile
  • on the topmost step

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uppermost, upmost

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English top Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English topmost From top + -most.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: най-горен (naj-goren) — at or nearest to the top
  • Bulgarian: най-висок (naj-visok) — at or nearest to the top
  • Czech: nejvyšší — at or nearest to the top
  • Esperanto: plejsupra — at or nearest to the top
  • Finnish: päällimmäinen — at or nearest to the top
  • Finnish: ylimmäinen — at or nearest to the top
  • Finnish: korkein — at or nearest to the top
  • German: oberst — at or nearest to the top
  • Polish: najwyższy — at or nearest to the top
  • Russian: са́мый ве́рхний (sámyj vérxnij) — at or nearest to the top
  • Russian: наивы́сший (naivýsšij) — at or nearest to the top
  • Russian: вы́сший (výsšij) — at or nearest to the top
  • Slovak: najvrchnejší — at or nearest to the top
  • Slovak: najvyšší — at or nearest to the top
  • Swedish: övre — at or nearest to the top