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strongest

  • /ˈstɹɒŋɡəst/ UK
  • /ˈstɹɒŋɡɪst/ UK
  • /ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/ US
  • /ˈstɹɑŋɡəst/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡəst, -ɒŋɡɪst, (General American) -ɔŋɡəst, (cot–caught merger) -ɑŋɡəst

Where it comes from

From Middle English strongeste, strengeste (“stronger”), from Old English strongesta, strengesta (“strongest”), from Proto-Germanic *strangistô (“*stronger”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”). More at strong.

adjective

  1. superlative superlative form of strong: most strong

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: baddest, best, biggest, clearest, deepest, fastest, finest, firmest, fittest, greatest, harder, hardest, harshest, heartiest, heaviest, highest

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"strongest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strongest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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strongest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strongest

Chicago

"strongest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strongest.

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@misc{strongest_2026,
  title = {strongest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strongest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}