ultimate

adj.

1. Being last in a series, process, or progression: “As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government” (Richard A. Epstein).
2. Fundamental; elemental: an ultimate truth.
3. 1. Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum: Has the ultimate diamond been found?
   2. Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication: the ultimate bicycle.
   3. Utmost; extreme: the ultimate insult.
4. Being most distant or remote; farthest. See synonyms at last¹.
5. Eventual: hoped for ultimate victory.

n.

1. The basic or fundamental fact, element, or principle.
2. The final point; the conclusion.
3. The greatest extreme; the maximum: actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.

[Latin ultimātus, past participle of ultimāre, to come to an end, from ultimus, last, superlative of *ulter, on the other side.]

adjective

1. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point: final, last¹, latter, terminal. See start/end.
2. Of or being an irreducible element: basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, primitive, underlying. See surface/depth.
3. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained: maximal, maximum, top, topmost, utmost, uttermost. See high/low, limited/unlimited.
4. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity: extreme, supreme, transcendent, unsurpassable, utmost, uttermost. See better/worse, big/small/amount.
5. Most distant or remote, as from a center: extreme, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, utmost, uttermost. See big/small/amount, edge/center.

noun

The greatest quantity or highest degree attainable: maximum, outside, top, utmost, uttermost. Idioms: ne plus ultra. See high/low, limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: best, greatest
Antonyms: least, lowest, worst

adj

Definition: fundamental
Antonyms: auxiliary, extra, inessential, secondary, unnecessary

adj

Definition: last, final
Antonyms: beginning, first, introductory, opening

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ultimativ, endegyldig, sidst, endelig, oprindelig, først, grund-
n. - ultimativ, endegyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiteindelijk, ultiem, fundamenteel, uiterst, verst, (het) einde/ toppunt, grondregel, (uiteindelijk) resultaat, laatste

Français (French)
adj. - final, définitif, suprême, (Mil, fig) ultime
n. - le fin du fin, le nec plus ultra

Deutsch (German)
adj. - höchst, letzt, endgültig, maximal
n. - das Höchste

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έσχατος, ύστατος, τελικός, βασικός
n. - άκρον άωτον, (το) αποκορύφωμα

Italiano (Italian)
ultimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - final, definitivo, máximo
n. - resultado final (m), limite (m), princípio fundamental (m)

Русский (Russian)
окончательный, предельный, максимальный, критический, базовый, элементарный, фундаментальный факт или принцип

Español (Spanish)
adj. - último, final, definitivo, fundamental, elemental, extremo, remoto
n. - el mejor, (la cosa) mejor de todas, esencia, colmo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slutlig, slutgiltig, grundläggande, slutmål, höjdpunkt
n. - det mest fantastiska, höjdpunkt, toppupplevelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
终极的, 极限的, 根本的, 终极, 顶点, 根本

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 終極的, 極限的, 根本的
n. - 終極, 頂點, 根本

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최후의, 최대의
n. - 최후점, 결론

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最後の, 究極の, 最も遠い, 最高の
n. - 究極, 最後の手段, 根本原理
v. - 終わる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اخير, نهائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סופי, אחרון, קיצוני, מרוחק, יסודי, שאין מעבר לו, מוחלט, מירבי‬
n. - ‮הטוב ביותר שניתן לדמות או להשיג‬

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