English dictionary
ultimate
/'/@/lt/@/m/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
ExamplesThe ultimate achievement.
The ultimate question.
Man's ultimate destiny.
The ultimate insult.
One's ultimate goal in life.
Antonyms proximateSource: WordNet 3.0
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Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the finest or most superior quality of its kind
ExamplesThe ultimate in luxury.
Source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
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being the last or concluding element of a series
ExamplesThe ultimate sonata of that opus.
A distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end.
Source: webster1913