ULTIMATE

adj. 1 final, last, terminating, terminal, end, eventual, conclusive, concluding, decisive, deciding The ultimate outcome will not be known till next week Who is the ultimate authority in such matters? 2 final, maximum, highest, greatest, supreme, utmost, paramount Her ultimate goal is to win the gold medal 3 elemental, basic, fundamental, underlying, primary, essential, final He believes that the ultimate truths were set down in Scripture 4 remotest, furthest, farthest, extreme, uttermost, last, final The ultimate stage of the experiment will be at a distance of five light-years