The difference between Extreme and Ultimate

When used as nouns, extreme means the greatest or utmost point, degree or condition, whereas ultimate means the most basic or fundamental of a set of things.

When used as adjectives, extreme means of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost, whereas ultimate means final.

Extreme is also adverb with the meaning: extremely.

Ultimate is also verb with the meaning: to finish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Extreme and Ultimate

  1. Extreme as an adjective:

    Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

    Examples:

    "At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin."

  2. Extreme as an adjective:

    In the greatest or highest degree; intense.

    Examples:

    "He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor."

  3. Extreme as an adjective:

    Excessive, or far beyond the norm.

    Examples:

    "His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home."

  4. Extreme as an adjective:

    Drastic, or of great severity.

    Examples:

    "I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security."

  5. Extreme as an adjective:

    Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

    Examples:

    "Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding."

  6. Extreme as an adjective (archaic):

    Ultimate, final or last.

    Examples:

    "the extreme hour of life"

  1. Extreme as a noun:

    The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

  2. Extreme as a noun:

    Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.

    Examples:

    "'extremes of temperature"

  3. Extreme as a noun:

    A drastic expedient.

  4. Extreme as a noun (mathematics):

    Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

  1. Extreme as an adverb (archaic):

    Extremely.

  1. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Final; last in a series.

  2. Ultimate as an adjective (of a syllable):

    Last in a word or other utterance.

  3. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

    Examples:

    "the ultimate pleasure"

    "the ultimate disappointment"

  4. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.

  5. Ultimate as an adjective:

    That will happen at some time; eventual.

  6. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.

  7. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.

    Examples:

    "an ultimate constituent of matter"

  1. Ultimate as a noun:

    The most basic or fundamental of a set of things

  2. Ultimate as a noun:

    The final or most distant point; the conclusion

  3. Ultimate as a noun:

    The greatest extremity; the maximum

  4. Ultimate as a noun (uncountable):

    A non-contact competitive team sport played with a 175 gram flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.

    Examples:

    "pedialite Ultimate (sport)"

  1. Ultimate as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To finish; to complete.

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