maximum

1. 1.

   the greatest or most complete or best possible

   “maximal expansion”

   “maximum pressure”

   Synonymsmaximal

   Antonymsminimum

   Similarsupreme

Other forms of maximum

plural

maxima

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about maximum

What does maximum mean?

maximum means "the largest possible quantity". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in maximum?

maximum has 3 syllables: max-i-mum. The stress falls on "max". In IPA it is /ˈmæksəməm/.

What is another word for maximum?

Close synonyms include upper limit, utmost, uttermost, level best, maximal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of maximum?

The recorded antonyms are minimum, minimum, minimum.

Is maximum a common word?

maximum is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.