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In some senses, ultimate is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Final; last in a series.
[…] they [the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate; […]
Last in a word or other utterance.
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
the ultimate pleasure
the ultimate disappointment
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
That will happen at some time; eventual.
noun
The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
The final or most distant point; the conclusion
The greatest extremity; the maximum
Ellipsis of ultimate frisbee or ultimate disc.
verb
To finish; to complete.
These measures have been carried forward with a zeal and unanimity that warrant the hope we entertain, of ultimating the plans in respect to our Temple, before the next meeting of the Maryland Association.