adj · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To finish; to complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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13
adjective
Meaning 13
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the ultimate achievement
the ultimate question
man's ultimate destiny
the ultimate insult
one's ultimate goal in life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: proximate
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
being the last or concluding element of a series
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the 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
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15
noun
Meaning 15
the finest or most superior quality of its kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the ultimate in luxury
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
History
Etymology
* From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), perfect passive participle of ultimō (“to come to an end”) (see -ate (1,2 and 3)), from ultimus (“last, final”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See ultra-. * (ultimate frisbee): The sport was renamed to avoid the use of the Frisbee trademark.
Across languages
Translations
119 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
после́ден
(posléden)
— final; last in a series
Bulgarian:
кра́ен
(kráen)
— final; last in a series
Dutch:
definitief
— final; last in a series
Esperanto:
fina
— final; last in a series
Finnish:
viimeinen
— final; last in a series
French:
dernier
— final; last in a series
Galician:
último
— final; last in a series
Georgian:
საბოლოო
(saboloo)
— final; last in a series
Georgian:
უკანასკნელი
(uḳanasḳneli)
— final; last in a series
German:
ultimativ
— final; last in a series
Greek:
τελικός
(telikós)
— final; last in a series
Greek:
έσχατος
(éschatos)
— final; last in a series
Hungarian:
utolsó
— final; last in a series
Indonesian:
terakhir
— final; last in a series
Irish:
deiridh
— final; last in a series
Irish:
deireanach
— final; last in a series
Italian:
ultimo
— final; last in a series
Italian:
ultima
— final; last in a series
Japanese:
終わりの
(owari no)
— final; last in a series
Japanese:
最後の
(saigo no)
— final; last in a series
Macedonian:
по́следен
(pósleden)
— final; last in a series
Macedonian:
кра́ен
(kráen)
— final; last in a series
Macedonian:
за́вршен
(závršen)
— final; last in a series
Macedonian:
ко́нечен
(kónečen)
— final; last in a series
Norwegian:
endelig
— final; last in a series
Polish:
ostatni
— final; last in a series
Portuguese:
último
— final; last in a series
Portuguese:
última
— final; last in a series
Russian:
после́дний
(poslédnij)
— final; last in a series
Russian:
оконча́тельный
(okončátelʹnyj)
— final; last in a series
Russian:
кра́йний
(krájnij)
— final; last in a series
Russian:
заверши́тельный
(zaveršítelʹnyj)
— final; last in a series
Spanish:
último
— final; last in a series
Swedish:
ultimat
— final; last in a series
Swedish:
slutlig
— final; last in a series
Swedish:
slutgiltig
— final; last in a series
Ukrainian:
оста́нній
(ostánnij)
— final; last in a series
Ukrainian:
остато́чний
(ostatóčnyj)
— final; last in a series
Ukrainian:
кра́йній
(krájnij)
— final; last in a series
Bulgarian:
после́ден
(posléden)
— last in a word or other utterance
Finnish:
viimeinen
— last in a word or other utterance
Finnish:
loppu-
— last in a word or other utterance
Hungarian:
hátsó
— last in a word or other utterance
Hungarian:
hátulsó
— last in a word or other utterance
Hungarian:
leghátsó
— last in a word or other utterance
Hungarian:
leghátulsó
— last in a word or other utterance
Indonesian:
ultima
— last in a word or other utterance
Bulgarian:
най‐висш
— greatest or maximum
Bulgarian:
най‐голя́м
— greatest or maximum
Bulgarian:
пъ́лен
(pǎ́len)
— greatest or maximum
Bulgarian:
съвърше́н
(sǎvǎršén)
— greatest or maximum
Esperanto:
la plej granda
— greatest or maximum
Esperanto:
pleja
— greatest or maximum
Esperanto:
maksimuma
— greatest or maximum
Estonian:
ülim
— greatest or maximum
Finnish:
äärimmäinen
— greatest or maximum
Finnish:
korkein
— greatest or maximum
Georgian:
უკიდურესი
(uḳiduresi)
— greatest or maximum
Georgian:
მაქსიმალური
(maksimaluri)
— greatest or maximum
German:
ultimativ
— greatest or maximum
Greek:
μέγιστος
(mégistos)
— greatest or maximum
Greek:
απόλυτος
(apólytos)
— greatest or maximum
Hebrew:
אולטימטיבי
(ultimatívi)
— greatest or maximum
Hungarian:
végső
— greatest or maximum
Indonesian:
pamungkas
— greatest or maximum
Indonesian:
terpungkas
— greatest or maximum
Irish:
is fearr
— greatest or maximum
Italian:
estremo
— greatest or maximum
Italian:
estrema
— greatest or maximum
Japanese:
究極の
(kyūkyoku no)
— greatest or maximum
Macedonian:
на́јголем
(nájgolem)
— greatest or maximum
Macedonian:
врвен
(vrven)
— greatest or maximum
Norwegian:
ultimat
— greatest or maximum
Polish:
największy
— greatest or maximum
Polish:
najwyższy
— greatest or maximum
Portuguese:
derradeiro
— greatest or maximum
Russian:
наибо́льший
(naibólʹšij)
— greatest or maximum
Russian:
наивы́сший
(naivýsšij)
— greatest or maximum
Spanish:
mayor
— greatest or maximum
Spanish:
ultimado
— greatest or maximum
Swedish:
slutliga
— greatest or maximum
Ukrainian:
найбі́льший
(najbílʹšyj)
— greatest or maximum
Ukrainian:
максима́льний
(maksymálʹnyj)
— greatest or maximum
Bulgarian:
най‐дале́чен
— most distant
Bulgarian:
най‐отдалече́н
— most distant
Finnish:
etäisin
— most distant
Finnish:
kaukaisin
— most distant
Georgian:
უკიდურესი
(uḳiduresi)
— most distant
German:
äußerster
— most distant
Hungarian:
legtávolabbi
— most distant
Hungarian:
legkülső
— most distant
Indonesian:
terjauh
— most distant
Macedonian:
најда́лечен
(najdálečen)
— most distant
Russian:
наидальне́йший
(naidalʹnéjšij)
— most distant
Serbo-Croatian:
najdalji
— most distant
Spanish:
último
— most distant
Ukrainian:
найвідда́леніший
(najviddálenišyj)
— most distant