Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uhl-tuh-mit]
- /ˈʌl tə mɪt/
- /ˈʌltɪmət/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhl-tuh-mit]
- /ˈʌl tə mɪt/
Definitions of ultimate word
- adjective ultimate last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats. 1
- adjective ultimate maximum; decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon. 1
- adjective ultimate highest; not subsidiary: ultimate goal in life. 1
- adjective ultimate basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible: the ultimate particle; ultimate principles. 1
- adjective ultimate final; total: the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project. 1
- adjective ultimate not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed: the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity. 1
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Origin of ultimate
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Late Latin ultimātus (past participle of ultimāre to come to an end), equivalent to Latin ultim(us) last, most distant (see ultima) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Ultimate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ultimate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ultimate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ultimate
adj ultimate
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
noun ultimate
verb ultimate
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- button up — to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
adv ultimate
- farthest — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
adjective ultimate
- backmost — furthest back
- capping — a capital letter.
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- concluding — final
- dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
Antonyms for ultimate
adjective ultimate
- opening — an open or clear space.
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