Ultimate

Meaning

Ultimate means the greatest, most important, or most extreme example of something. It can also mean final or occurring at the end of a process.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/

Word Forms

• Adjective: ultimate
• Noun: ultimatum
• Adverb: ultimately

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• ultimate goal — the most important goal that someone hopes to achieve.
• ultimate decision — the final decision that determines what will happen.
• ultimate responsibility — the highest level of responsibility for something.
• ultimate sacrifice — the greatest sacrifice someone can make, especially giving up their life.
• ultimate destination — the final place that someone is traveling to.
• ultimate truth — the deepest or final truth about something.

Example Sentences

• Her ultimate goal is to become a successful novelist.
• For many athletes, winning the championship is the ultimate achievement.
• The ultimate decision will be made by the director.
• We were not concerned about the journey as long as we reached our ultimate destination.
• He believed that freedom was the ultimate form of happiness.

Literary Example

Example:

“Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.”

— William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Here, ultimate is not the exact word used in the quotation itself, so this passage is included only as literary context for the idea of a final or highest consequence. The word ultimate is used to describe something that represents the greatest or final degree of a quality.

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