The difference between Ultimate and Uttermost

When used as nouns, ultimate means the most basic or fundamental of a set of things, whereas uttermost means the utmost.

When used as adjectives, ultimate means final, whereas uttermost means outermost.


Ultimate is also verb with the meaning: to finish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ultimate and Uttermost

  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.

  1. Uttermost as an adjective:

    Outermost.

  2. Uttermost as an adjective:

    Extreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.

  1. Uttermost as a noun:

    The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.

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