ultimate
- noun
- /ˈʌltɪmət/
- To me, he was just the ultimate entertainer.
Examples
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I think it is the ultimate sign of disrespect.
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Look at Prince, because Prince was like the ultimate creative force.
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This is what we call the ultimate service truck.
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This is the the ultimate diet for your cat.
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This right here guys is the ultimate home theater.
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We have created the ultimate cyclone of problems.
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Manscaped Performance Package is the ultimate men's hygiene bundle.
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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
Highest in rank, quality, or importance
The highest possible amount or level
Better than all others in quality or importance
The most respected and well known in a particular field
The greatest possible in amount, degree, or size
At the highest possible level
So good that no one can do better
Antonyms
Compounds
A team sport played with a flying disc where players score by catching it in the opposing end zone
- Slang
A person who is very interested in games, computers, and gadgets and knows a lot about them
- Slur
A young white man who behaves in ways people often joke about or make fun of
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Surface Forms
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.