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Synonyms of maximum

16 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for maximum is 147. Other synonyms of maximum are maximum break, extreme, maximal, ultimate and ferocious. The opposite of maximum is minimum.

Synonyms and similar words for maximum

nounA 147 break; the highest possible break.

  • 147The highest score possible in one visit to the table in snooker in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the...
  • maximum breakThe highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the...

adjectiveTo the highest degree.

  • extreme
  • maximalLargest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
  • ultimateBeing the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
  • ferociousExtreme or intense.
  • exquisite formal
  • intenseOf a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
  • almighty informal
  • greatest
  • highest
  • ragingExtreme; intense.
  • utmostThe most extreme; greatest, ultimate.
  • uttermostExtreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.
  • passing literary, rarePre-eminent, excellent, extreme.

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Meaning of maximum

  1. noun The highest limit.
  2. noun The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
  3. noun An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

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Questions about synonyms of maximum

What is another word for maximum?
Maximum has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as 147, maximum break, extreme, maximal, ultimate, ferocious, exquisite and intense.
What is the opposite of maximum?
The opposite of maximum is minimum.
What does maximum mean?
Maximum means the highest limit.

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