ultimately

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ultimately

/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/ UK
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ UK
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ Canada, US
[ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li] Canada, US
/ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/ Canada, US
/ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ Australia
[ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li] Australia

adverb

not comparable Indicating the last item. Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…
Similar: at last, finally, in the end, at length, endly, last, lastly, ultimately
not comparable Indicating the most important action. Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
Similar: at the end of the day, when all is said and done, at bottom, at heart, au fond, basically, by definition, deep down, essentially, fundamentally, in effect, in essence
not comparable In the end; finally. That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
not comparable Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates. Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: finally, at last, last, lastly, conclusively, then, definitively, eventually, later, thereafter, subsequently, consequently, long-term, recently, lately, anyway

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adv indicating the last item

Español	finalmente, por último, últimamente
日本語	最終的に saishūteki ni
中文	最後 /最后 zuìhòu
Português	finalmente, no fim das contas
Français	ultimo
Deutsch	schließlich
Italiano	infine, per ultimo, per ultima cosa, in fin dei conti
Română	la urma urmei, în definitiv
Русский	в конце́ концо́в v koncé koncóv, наконе́ц, после́днее poslédneje

adv indicating the most important action

Español	a fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo, en última instancia, ultimadamente, a la larga, en definitiva
日本語	最終的に saishūteki ni
中文	最終 /最终 zuìzhōng
Português	principalmente, no fim das contas
Deutsch	letztendlich
Italiano	alla fine, per ultimo, in definitiva
Русский	в коне́чном счёте v konéčnom sčóte, в коне́чном ито́ге v konéčnom itóge

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@misc{ultimately_2026,
  title = {ultimately},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ultimately},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}