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ultimate
[uhl-tuh-mit]
adjective
last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series.
the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
Synonyms: ,maximum; decisive; conclusive.
the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon.
Synonyms:highest; not subsidiary.
ultimate goal in life.
basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible.
the ultimate particle; ultimate principles.
final; total.
the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project.
Antonyms:not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed.
the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.
noun
the final point; final result.
a fundamental fact or principle.
the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.
ultimate
/ ˈʌɪɪ /
adjective
conclusive in a series or process; last; final
an ultimate question
the highest or most significant
the ultimate goal
elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential
most extreme
genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights
final or total
an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds
noun
the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
Other 51Թ Forms
- ultimately adverb
- ultimateness noun
- subultimate adjective
- ˈܱپٱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ultimate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The ultimate goal is to develop computer models of the Sun so that this so-called space weather can be predicted.
It went on to list a series of ways staff could raise issues, before adding that resignation was an "ultimate recourse" and "honourable course" for those with profound disagreements over government policy.
And therein lies the ultimate aspect of US Open golf.
While the Derby is the richest flat race in Britain, with a total purse of £1.5m, and described as the ultimate test of the thoroughbred, its popularity in recent times has been under pressure.
The UK exemption and ultimate deal is not a free lunch.
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