ultimate

Pluralultimates

Formsultimates, ultimating, ultimated

1. 1
   adjective

   As great or extreme as something can possibly be.

   Like reaching the very top of a mountain, where you cannot go any higher.

   Climbing Everest was the ultimate test of her strength.

   Winning the gold medal felt like the ultimate reward.

   Similarsupreme, best, greatest, perfect, definitive

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2. 2
   adjective

   Coming last in a series.

   Like the very last car at the end of a long train.

   The ultimate episode of the series aired last night.

   Her ultimate attempt at the puzzle finally succeeded.

   Similarfinal, last, concluding, closing, terminal

   Oppositefirst, initial, opening

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3. 3
   adjective

   Sure to happen at some later time.

   Like knowing the sun will set, even though it has not happened yet.

   Everyone accepted the ultimate failure of the old plan.

   The ultimate success of the campaign took years to arrive.

   Similareventual, inevitable, final

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The greatest amount or highest point that is possible.

   Like the very top score in a game, with nothing higher to reach.

   This resort offers the ultimate in comfort and luxury.

   Their new phone is the ultimate in modern design.

   Similarepitome, pinnacle, peak, acme, height

5. 5
   adjective

   Being the farthest away or the most extreme.

   Like the very last island before the open sea begins.

   Explorers pushed on to the ultimate edge of the frozen land.

   They traveled to the ultimate reaches of the desert.

   Similarfarthest, furthest, outermost, remotest, extreme

   Oppositenearest, innermost

6. 6
   adjective

   Being the final result that everything before it leads to.

   Like the last domino to fall after all the others have tipped.

   Peace was the ultimate outcome of years of difficult talks.

   Bankruptcy was the ultimate consequence of his bad choices.

   Similarfinal, eventual

   Oppositeimmediate, proximate

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7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The very last point or the end of something.

   Like the finish line waiting at the end of a long race.

   For the climbers, the summit was the ultimate of their long journey.

   The final scene felt like the ultimate of the whole story.

   Similarend, culmination, conclusion, goal, close

   Oppositebeginning, start (entry), outset

8. 8
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The most basic or important thing in a group of things.

   Like the foundation stone that everything else rests on.

   In their view, love is the ultimate of all human values.

   Honesty was, for him, the ultimate of good character.

   Similarbasis, foundation, essence, cornerstone

9. 9
   adjective

   So basic that it cannot be broken down any further.

   Like the smallest piece of a puzzle that cannot be split.

   Scientists once searched for the ultimate building blocks of matter.

   Atoms were once thought to be the ultimate units of substance.

   Similarfundamental, elemental, basic, elementary, irreducible

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10. 10
    adjective

    Being the last sound or syllable in a word.

    Like the very last letter at the end of a written word.

    The stress falls on the ultimate syllable of the word.

    In that language, the ultimate vowel is often dropped.

    Similarfinal, last

    Oppositeinitial, first

11. 11
    noununcountableabbreviationellipsis

    Short form of ultimate frisbee or ultimate disc. A team sport played with a flying disc.

    We play ultimate at the park every weekend.

    He scored the winning point in our ultimate game.

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