Meanings
alternative at the most · alternative at the very most
- At the most; at a maximum or upper limit.
There weren't so many people at the concert — 40 at most.
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To declare this a little, vve muſt aſſume, that the Surfaces of all ſuch Bodies, […] are exactly ſmooth only in a popular, or at moſt in a Phyſical ſenſe, but not in a ſtrict and rigid ſenſe.
1664, Robert Boyle, chapter III, in Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], London: […] Henry Herringman […], →OCLC, part I, page 26He is at moſt a confuſed and wild Chriſtian, not ſpecialized by any form, but capable of all.
1628, John Earle, Micro-Cosmography: Or, A Piece of the World Characterized, Salisbury: E. Easton, published 1786, page 121The segment advises the reader matter-of-factly that “the penis [of a whale] should be tucked inside the body and when needed enlarged into an erection”. At the very least, the statement sounds odd. At most, it could make human penis owners consider that their equipment might not represent the highest evolutionary ideal.
2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 93Synonyms: at the outside
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseAt the most; at a maximum or upper limit.
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Translations
Arabic فِي مُعْظَمِ, فِي الأَغْلَبِ
- فِي مُعْظَمِ (fī muʕẓami)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- فِي الأَغْلَبِ (fī l-ʔaḡlabi)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- عَلَى أَقْصَى تَقدِيرٍat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Catalan com a màxim, pel cap alt
- com a màximat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- pel cap altat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- a tot estirarat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Chinese Mandarin 最多, 充其量
- 最多 (zuìduō)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- 充其量 (chōngqíliàng)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- 頂多 /顶多 (dǐngduō)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- 至多 (zhìduō)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Czech nanejvýš
- nanejvýšat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Danish højst
- højstat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Dutch hoogstens, maximaal
- hoogstensat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- maximaalat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Esperanto maksimume
- maksimumeat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Finnish enintään, korkeintaan
- enintäänat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- korkeintaanat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- maksimissaanat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
French au plus, tout au plus
- au plusat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- tout au plusat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- au grand maximumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- grand maximumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- grand maxat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- à tout casserat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- au maximumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
German maximal, höchstens
- maximalat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- höchstensat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Greek το πολύ
- το πολύ (to polý)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Hebrew לְכָל הַיּוֹתֵר
- לְכָל הַיּוֹתֵר (l'khol hayyotér)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Hindi अधिक से अधिक, ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा
- अधिक से अधिक (adhik se adhik)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा (zyādā se zyādā)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Hungarian legfeljebb, legföljebb
- legfeljebbat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- legföljebbat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- maximumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Icelandic í mesta lagi
- í mesta lagiat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Irish ar a mhéad
- ar a mhéadat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Italian al massimo, al limite
- al massimoat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- al limiteat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Japanese せいぜい, おおくても
- せいぜい (seizei)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- おおくても (ōkutemo)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- 高々 (takadaka)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Korean 기껏해야
- 기껏해야 (gikkeothaeya)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Latin summum
- summumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Polish co najwyżej
- co najwyżejat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Portuguese no máximo
- no máximoat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Russian са́мое бо́льшее, не бо́льше чем
- са́мое бо́льшее (sámoje bólʹšeje)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- не бо́льше чем (ne bólʹše čem)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- не бо́лее (ne bóleje)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- ма́ксимум (máksimum)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Spanish como máximo/máximum, como mucho
- como máximo/máximumat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- como muchoat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- cuando muchoat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- no más deat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- a lo sumo/mayor/másat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- todo lo másat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- a todo tirarat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Swedish högst, på sin höjd
- högstat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- på sin höjdat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- inte mer änat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Thai อย่างมาก
- อย่างมากat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Turkish en fazla
- en fazlaat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Ukrainian щонайбі́льше
- щонайбі́льше (ščonajbílʹše)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Welsh ar y mwyaf, fan bellaf
- ar y mwyafat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
- fan bellafat the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Yiddish העכסטנס
- העכסטנס (hekhstns)at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
Cite this entry
at most. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20most
“at most.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20most. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at most,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20most.
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