rearmost

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adjective

Furthest to the rear.

“The rearmost member of the strike team walked backward to guard them from a surprise attack from behind.”

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backmosthindermosthindmostback
OriginMiddle English [Term?]influ. ← English rear →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Furthest to the rear.

    The rearmost member of the strike team walked backward to guard them from a surprise attack from behind.

    1 more example

    As I tramped along, the rearmost of the four, I could not help smiling at the appearance of my three companions in front.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelocated farthest to the rear

Similar
backmosthindermosthindmostback
Also see
backmosthindermost

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishrear
  2. Middle English[Term?]influ.
  3. Englishrearmost

From rear + -most.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rearmost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearmost

MLA

“rearmost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearmost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rearmost,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearmost.

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