
Utmost
Emphasizing Effort
Use 'utmost' to stress the intensity of an effort someone makes.

She put her utmost energy into the project.
Serious Intention
Shows speaker's serious intention to highlight the importance or necessity of something.

Your safety is our utmost priority.
Non-literal Use
Sometimes used figuratively to mean very high degree, not literally the absolute maximum.

This novel holds the utmost significance for me.
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