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farthest vs farthermost

farthermost vs farthest

farthest and farthermost both are adjectives.

farthest is an adverb but farthermost is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
farthest No Yes No Yes
farthermost No Yes No No
As adjectives, farthest and farthermost are synonyms defined as:
  • farthest and farthermost: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
Other synonyms of farthest include furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost.
farthest (adjective) farthermost (adjective)
(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
farthest (adverb) farthermost (adverb)
to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)
Difference between farthest and farthermost

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