last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series

the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.

maximum; decisive; conclusive

the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon.

highest; not subsidiary

ultimate goal in life.

basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible

the ultimate particle; ultimate principles.

final; total

the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project.

not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed

the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.

the final point; final result.

a fundamental fact or principle.

the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.

adverb

never

adverb

after all , after a while , as a conclusion , at last , at long last , at the close , basically , by and by , climactically , conclusively , finally , fundamentally , hereafter , in conclusion , in consummation , in due time , in future , in the end , in the sequel , presently , sequentially , someday , sometime , somewhere , sooner or later , yetnotes:eventually means \'finally , at a future point in time\'; ultimately means \'last , final , or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame\'