Ultimate meaning

What does “ultimate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ultimate” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the finest or most superior quality of its kind.

ultimate

noun

  1. the finest or most superior quality of its kind

    “the ultimate in luxury”

adjective

  1. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

    “the ultimate achievement”

    “the ultimate question”

    Oppositesproximate
  2. being the last or concluding element of a series

    “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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University