maximum

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. supreme, utmost; greatest, highest. —n. most, utmost. See superiority. Ant., minimum.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. supreme, highest, most, greatest; see best 1 .

n.

Syn. supremacy, height, pinnacle, preeminence, culmination, matchlessness, preponderance, apex, acme, zenith, peak, greatest number, highest degree, summit, nonpareil; see also climax .

Ant. minimum*, foot, bottom.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

top, height, zenith, peak, pinnacle, climax, culmination, high point, extreme, most, optimum, limit.

ANT.: minimum, bottom

II

a.

highest, greatest, biggest, top, most, maximal, supreme, utmost, paramount.

ANT.: minimum, least, smallest

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The greatest quantity or highest degree attainable: outside, top, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. Idiom: ne plus ultra. See HIGH, LIMITED. 2. The greatest amount or number allowed: ceiling, limit, limitation. See LIMITED. II adjective Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained: maximal, top, topmost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. See HIGH, LIMITED.