Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

ultimate

 - 3 dictionary results
Save on Ultimate Products
Choose from 2 Ultimate Products -- Save 25-50% - Fast Ship!
www.FoodserviceDirect.com

ul⋅ti⋅mate

  [uhl-tuh-mit]
Use ultimate in a Sentence
–adjective
1. last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
2. maximum; decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon.
3. highest; not subsidiary: ultimate goal in life.
4. basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible: the ultimate particle; ultimate principles.
5. final; total: the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project.
6. not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed: the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.
–noun
7. the final point; final result.
8. a fundamental fact or principle.
9. the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL ultimātus (ptp. of ultimāre to come to an end), equiv. to L ultim(us) last, most distant (see ultima ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ul⋅ti⋅mate⋅ly, adverb
ul⋅ti⋅mate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. extreme, remotest, uttermost. 2. supreme. 5. See last 1 .

Antonyms:
5. first.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ultimate
Save on Ultimate Products
Choose from 2 Ultimate Products -- Save 25-50% - Fast Ship!
www.FoodserviceDirect.com
ul·ti·mate   (ŭl'tə-mĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Being last in a series, process, or progression: "As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government" (Richard A. Epstein).

  2. Fundamental; elemental: an ultimate truth.

    1. Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum: Has the ultimate diamond been found?

    2. Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication: the ultimate bicycle.

    3. Utmost; extreme: the ultimate insult.

  4. Being most distant or remote; farthest. See Synonyms at last1.

  5. Eventual: hoped for ultimate victory.

n.  

  1. The basic or fundamental fact, element, or principle.

  2. The final point; the conclusion.

  3. The greatest extreme; the maximum: actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.


[Latin ultimātus, past participle of ultimāre, to come to an end, from ultimus, last, superlative of *ulter, on the other side; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

ultimate 
1654, from L.L. ultimatus, pp. of ultimare "to be final, come to an end," from ultimus "last, final," superlative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra). Ultimate Frisbee is attested from 1972.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ultimate on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way