Synonyms for furthest
ˈfɜr ðɪstfur·thest

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1. farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermostadverb

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   last, utmost(a), extreme, farthermost, utmost, uttermost, uttermost(a), furthermost, farthest

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near

2. furthest, farthestadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   farthest

   Antonyms:
   nigh, near, close

3. farthest, furthestadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   farthest

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near

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1. furthestadjective

   Synonyms:
   farthest, remotest, most remote

2. furthestadjective

   Synonyms:
   farthest, to or at the greatest distance

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1. List of paraphrases for "furthest":

   farthest

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1. Louis Pasteur:

   Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

2. Michael LaFitte:

   I immediately knew that this isn't the school that we sent our children to, this isn't the community that we're raising our babies in, i reached out to these guys and some other parents. We decided to have a meeting in downtown Shreveport ... (to) put together a master plan. That plan did not include coming up to the school. That was the furthest thing on our mind.

3. Chris Delforce:

   The industry is telling people these animals are being killed ethically, that they are being killed humanely, it's the furthest thing from humane.

4. Mike Hankey:

   At certain times of the year, the moon is at its closest point to Earth and these are called supermoons, it's just a natural point of the moon's orbit. At each extreme, the moon is either a little bigger or a little bit smaller( at its furthest point), but it is not a huge difference.

5. Kambogo Idlephonse:

   This is the point where Richard Kandt discovered (a water source), and he called it the furthest source of the Nile.