Synonyms for most
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1. mostadverb

   Antonyms:
   fewest, least

2. mostnoun

   Antonyms:
   least, fewest

3. mostadverb

   Superlative form of much.

   Antonyms:
   least, fewest

4. mostadverb

   This is a most unusual specimen.

   Antonyms:
   least, fewest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. most(a)adjective

   (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number

   "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins"

   Antonyms:
   to the lowest degree, least

2. most(a)adverb

   the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

   "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal"

   Antonyms:
   least, to the lowest degree

3. most, to the highest degreeadverb

   used to form the superlative

   "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"

   Synonyms:
   nigh, well-nigh, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, to the highest degree

   Antonyms:
   least, to the lowest degree

4. mostadverb

   very

   "a most welcome relief"

   Synonyms:
   nigh, well-nigh, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, to the highest degree

   Antonyms:
   least, to the lowest degree

5. about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb

   (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, about, nearly, more or less, almost, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to

   Antonyms:
   to the lowest degree, least

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1. the bulk of

   many members of a set but not all of them; more than half.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 18, 2014  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mostadjective

   Synonyms:
   greatest number of

2. mostadjective

   Synonyms:
   in the greatest degree

3. mostnoun

   Synonyms:
   greatest part, greatest number

4. mostnoun

   Synonyms:
   utmost

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mostnoun

   Synonyms:
   majority

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "most":

   more, addition, over, majority, longer, greatest, plus, best, but, greater, largest, further, mostly, anymore, biggest, very, highest, hardest

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MOST

   Synonyms:
   Multicentre Osteoarthritis STudy``

2. MOST

   Synonyms:
   Manual organ stimulation technique, see there
   

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1. Nelson Smith:

   One thing puzzling is that some lenders are looking at the original charter documents or they may be looking at newspaper articles but not at the summative reports that actually address performance, for the lenders, the most obvious risk is making an investment in a school that doesn't last very long.

2. Antonio Simoes:

   The strategy to achieve double-digit asset and revenue growth is working, and as part of that, Asia is by far the region that is growing the most.

3. Thomas Kochan:

   I see it as an effort to ward off negative publicity when they will be most vulnerable to publicity.

4. Angus King:

   Frankly, (the visa waiver program is) a greater vulnerability than the issue of the Syrian refugees who have to go through an 18-month to two-year vetting process. Very few get through it, most of them are women and children and elderly people. So let's focus our attention where the greatest threat is.

5. Alexander Graham Bell:

   The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion... It is the man who carefully advances step by step, with his mind becoming wider and wider - and progressively better able to grasp any theme or situation - persevering in what he knows to be practical, and concentrating his thought upon it, who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree.