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adjective
- 1. being or happening at the end of a process; final: "their ultimate aim was to force his resignation" Similar Opposite
- 2. being the best or most extreme example of its kind: "the ultimate accolade" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the best achievable or imaginable of its kind: "the ultimate in decorative luxury"
- 2. a final or fundamental fact or principle.
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You use ultimate to describe the most extreme and unpleasant example of a particular thing. Bringing back the death penalty would be the ultimate abuse of human rights. Treachery was the ultimate sin. Coleman lives in fear of the ultimate disgrace. Synonyms: worst, greatest, utmost, extreme More Synonyms of ultimate.
ULTIMATE definition: 1. most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst: 2. the…. Learn more.
1. a. : last in a progression or series : final. their ultimate destination was Paris. b. : eventual sense 2. they hoped for ultimate success. c. : the best or most extreme of its kind : utmost. the ultimate sacrifice. d. : most remote in space or time : farthest. 2. : arrived at as the last result. the ultimate question. 3. a. : original sense 1.
When describing something as ultimate, it signifies that it is the ultimate form, the ultimate goal, or the ultimate expression of its kind. It implies the culmination of a process or progression, representing the pinnacle or apex of a particular journey or endeavor.
A definition for the adjective ultimate is the furthest in space or time or the highest in degree or order. Traveling for business, you are flying first to London, then to Portugal, but your ultimate destination is South Africa.
Ultimate definition: last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series. See examples of ULTIMATE used in a sentence.
1. conclusive in a series or process; last; final: an ultimate question. 2. the highest or most significant: the ultimate goal. 3. elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential. 4. most extreme: genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights. 5. final or total: an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds. n.
Definitions of 'ultimate' 1. You use ultimate to describe the final result or aim of a long series of events. [...] 2. You use ultimate to describe the original source or cause of something. [...] 3. You use ultimate to describe the most important or powerful thing of a particular kind. [...] More. Synonyms of 'ultimate'
noun. uk / ˈʌltɪmət / us. the ultimate in sth. the best or greatest example of something: It describes the hotel as 'the ultimate in luxury '. (Definition of ultimate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ultimate. in Chinese (Traditional) 極端的, 最重要的, 最初（或終）的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition of ultimate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
