ultimate

Happening at the end of a process, or being the final result or aim.

• Our ultimate goal is to help children read.
• No one could predict the ultimate outcome.
• The ultimate decision rests with the owner.

Similar words: final, eventual

Opposites: initial

Common phrases: ultimate goal, ultimate outcome, ultimate destination

The best, strongest, or most important of its kind.

• This race is the ultimate test of fitness.
• The director holds ultimate responsibility for safety.
• They wanted to create the ultimate gaming computer.

Similar words: supreme, greatest

Common phrases: ultimate test, ultimate authority, ultimate experience, ultimate pleasure

So basic that it cannot be broken into smaller parts.

• They searched for the ultimate constituents of matter.
• The theory treats these particles as ultimate units.
• Scientists once believed atoms were ultimate elements.

Similar words: elemental, indivisible

Common phrases: ultimate constituent, ultimate particles, ultimate elements