All ultimate synonyms
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U u adj ultimate
- final β pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- mostest β (nonstandard) most.
- foundational β the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- culminating β final; decisive
- most β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- definitive β Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned.
- lattermost β latest; last.
- valid β sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
- down the line β complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- irrefragable β not to be disputed or contested.
- future β time that is to be or come hereafter.
- determinant β A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- absolute β Absolute means total and complete.
- in the cards β a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3β³ Γ 5β³ file card; a membership card.
- irrefrangible β not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
- last-minute β the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- down the road β a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- crowning β the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening
- max β Maxwell ("Max") 1924β2007, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader.
verb ultimate
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- go whole hog β Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- cinching β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- consummate β You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- go the distance β the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- mop up β a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- get it together β to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- make short work of β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
noun ultimate
- quiddity β the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
- lifeblood β the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- neb β a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- mosts β in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes.
- quintessence β the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- height β extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
- ne plus ultra β the highest point; acme.
- nib β his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical: His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.
adjective ultimate
- closing β The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- outmost β farthest out; outermost.
- quintessential β of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- greatest β unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- backmost β furthest back