📖 Definitions of "Ultimately"
adverb
- 1
Indicating the last item.
"Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…"
- 2
Indicating the most important action.
"Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week."
- 3
Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
"Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser."
🔄 Synonyms of "Ultimately"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| finally | At the end or conclusion; ultimately. |
| at last | the seventh studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. |
| at long last | as the end result of a succession or process |
| in the end | "In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. |
| in the final analysis | after everything has been considered |
| in the last analysis | after everything has been considered |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ultimately"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| finally | At the end or conclusion; ultimately. |
| at last | the seventh studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. |
| at long last | as the end result of a succession or process |
| in the end | "In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. |
| in the final analysis | after everything has been considered |
| in the last analysis | after everything has been considered |
| last | Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. |
| lastly | (sequence) Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions. |
| conclusively | In a conclusive manner; with finality; decisively. |
| then | (temporal location) At that time. |
| definitively | In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. |
| eventually | In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks. |
| later | Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time). |
| thereafter | After that, from then on; thenceforth. |
| subsequently | Following, afterwards in either time or place. |
| consequently | (conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. |
| long-term | Over a relatively long period of time. |
| recently | In the recent past |
| lately | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| anyway | (conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Ultimately"
These words statistically appear in the same text as "ultimately" (Google Books Ngrams).
📝 Common Phrases with "Ultimately"
Words that come before
Translate “Ultimately” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.