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ultimate

ultimate

2 5.2
The best example of its kind
  • noun
  • /ˈʌltɪmət/
translation icon : lo máximo
  • To me, he was just the ultimate entertainer.

Examples

  • I think it is the ultimate sign of disrespect.

  • Look at Prince, because Prince was like the ultimate creative force.

  • This is what we call the ultimate service truck.

  • This is the the ultimate diet for your cat.

  • This right here guys is the ultimate home theater.

  • We have created the ultimate cyclone of problems.

  • Manscaped Performance Package is the ultimate men's hygiene bundle.

  • They describe her during an interview as "a person who exhibited the ultimate in warmth and professionalism."

    Academic text (2005)
  • The ultimate in strife is war, with its ensuing deaths, injuries, and maiming, as well as destruction of land and property.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Manscaped Performance Package is the ultimate men's hygiene bundle, offering the best grooming tools available.

Synonyms

supreme
vsultimate
737 3.9

Highest in rank, quality, or importance

applies to the top example in rank or importance rather than just degree
maximum
vsultimate
474 2.8

The highest possible amount or level

focuses on highest measurable limit rather than superior quality or example
greatest
vsultimate
70 1.0

Better than all others in quality or importance

means the top example in excellence among similar things
preeminent
vsultimate
17 8.0

The most respected and well known in a particular field

highlights being the most outstanding example in a particular area
superlative
vsultimate
8 4.6

Of the highest quality

is about being the single most superior example
maximal
vsultimate
6 5.8

The greatest possible in amount, degree, or size

emphasizes being the highest achievable level rather than the best example
max
vsultimate
  • Informal
2 6.5

At the highest possible level

is a formal notion of top quality rather than a casual amount
unsurpassable
vsultimate
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

is the best achievable example or highest attainable level

Antonyms

63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

15 4.5

Not as good as people expect

Compounds

A team sport played with a flying disc where players score by catching it in the opposing end zone

9.9

A person who is very interested in games, computers, and gadgets and knows a lot about them

9.9

A person who makes people laugh online by telling funny stories

8.2

A woman who often goes to parties and likes going out at night

ultimate antagonist
  • Literature
7.9

The main enemy at the end of a story who the heroes must defeat

ultimate boss
  • Jargon
7.0

The final, most difficult enemy you must beat in a game

9.9

A person who attracts sexual interest but does not want sex

A young white man who behaves in ways people often joke about or make fun of

How Excellent

ultimate
2 5.2
excellent
1.0
good
1.0
average
1.0

Surface Forms

ultimate singular
ultimates plural

Etymology

Ultimate as a noun also goes back to Latin ultimus and is related to ultra ('beyond'), giving the idea of the highest point or most complete example. So the ultimate thing is the best or most advanced version of its kind.