Hyphenation of furthest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word furthest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

fur-thest

Definitions of furthest:

1.	(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order Had traveled to the farthest frontier Don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree Explored the furthest reaches of space The utmost tip of the peninsula
2.	To the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense) Went the furthest of all the children in her education Furthest removed from reality She goes farthest in helping us
3.	To the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) See who could jump the farthest Chose the farthest seat from the door He swam the furthest

Synonyms of furthest:

adj	farthermost, farthest, furthermost, utmost, uttermost, far
adv	farthest
adv	farthest

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.