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. Dick Cheney:

   He is a coward. A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters. He lost his election and he lost big. I know it, he knows it and, deep down, I think most Republicans know it.

2. James Blake:

   I think most people associate temporary with throwing up a couple of tent poles and slapping down a few lines and calling it a tennis court but that is definitely not going to be the case, i think anyone who knows Stephen Ross will know he wouldn't do anything that wasn't really first class.

3. Yao Ming:

   Winter sports is about to take off in China and we have great potential, i could show you a bunch of numbers, how many people and how big it will be... but the most important thing is that people have the desire and passion.

4. Debra DeShong:

   Regarding a memorial, we believe the victims and those who acted heroically to save lives, should be memorialized and honored, and we look forward to working with those affected, first responders and community leaders, to determine the most appropriate path forward.

5. Asif Nang:

   Security is a priority, i focus most of my time at the district level ... but unfortunately, due to the weak management of governors' offices, we have a lot of work to do.