ultimate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Final; last in a series.
2. (not-comparable) Last in a word or other utterance.
3. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
4. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
5. (not-comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.
6. (not-comparable) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
7. (not-comparable) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
2. (countable, uncountable) The final or most distant point; the conclusion
3. (countable, uncountable) The greatest extremity; the maximum
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of ultimate frisbee or ultimate disc.

Verb

To finish; to complete.

Synonyms

final

last

utmost

eventual

extreme

terminal

definitive

the last

supreme

latest

uttermost

hindmost

at the end

basic

near

initial

original

chief

actual

critical

‼️

close

principal

real

rearmost

conclusive

finite

fundamental

greatest

highest possible

intense

in the long run

last of all

last resort

latter

limit

limited

limiting

lowest

marginal

maximum

net

nethermost

nth

outermost

peremptory

prime

rear

son

source

stuffing

Translations

último

ultimo

dernier

ultime

ultimus

definitivo

último

ultimativ

laatste

afgelopen

finale

extremo

dernière

final

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌltɪmɪt/

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.