English Explanatory Dictionary

ultimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Final; last in a series.
  2. Last in a word or other utterance.
  3. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
  4. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
  5. That will happen at some time; eventual.
  6. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
  7. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
noun
  1. The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
  2. The final or most distant point; the conclusion
  3. The greatest extremity; the maximum
  4. Ellipsis of ultimate frisbee or ultimate disc.
verb
  1. To finish; to complete.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌltɪmət/ /-ɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-ultimate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ultimate.wav En-us-ultimate.ogg /ălʈɪmeʈ/

Word forms

ultimate more ultimate most ultimate ultimates ultimating ultimated

Etymology

* From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), perfect passive participle of ultimō (“to come to an end”) (see -ate (1,2 and 3)), from ultimus (“last, final”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See ultra-. * (ultimate frisbee): The sport was renamed to avoid the use of the Frisbee trademark.

Synonyms

conclusive last terminal extreme final decisive definitive endly endsome hindermost hindmost ultimate supreme utmost uttermost ferocious exquisite intense almighty greatest highest maximal maximum passing raging outermost outmost inevitable

Antonyms

initial original derivative

Related words

ulterior ultimatum ultra ultra-

Derived words

antepenultimate pay the ultimate price penultimate super-ultimate ultimateness ultimate sacrifice ultimate tensile strength ultimate wheel
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