furthest
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
furthest
adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage
(`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this
abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children
in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she
goes farthest in helping us" [syn: {furthest},
{farthest}]
2: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used
more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who
could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the
door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: {farthest}, {furthest}]
adj 1: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or
order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go
beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored
the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the
peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest},
{furthermost}, {furthest}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Further \Fur"ther\, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl.
{Furthest}.]
1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance;
farther; as, the further end of the field. See {Farther}.
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2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion;
nothing further to suggest.
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Note: The forms further and farther are in general not
differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by
many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "furthest":
at the height, at the limit, extreme, far out, farthermost,
farthest, farthest off, furthermost, greatest, most, most distant,
outermost, outmost, radical, remotest, too much, ultimate, ultra,
ultra-ultra, utmost, uttermost, way out
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