ultimately

/ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/

adverbul · ti · mate · ly

Think: "UL + TIM(e) + ATE + LY" — in the end (ultimately), time gets “ate” up.

Yes, it's ultimately. Don’t drop the second “t”: it’s ul-ti-mate-ly (…t + t…).

Definitions

  1. adverbin the end; after everything has been considered or has happened
  2. adverbat the most basic or final level; fundamentally

Examples

  • “Ultimately, we decided to move closer to my grandparents.”
  • “The plan looked risky at first, but it ultimately saved the company money.”
  • “Ultimately, good habits matter more than short bursts of effort.”

Synonyms

eventuallyin the endfinallyat lastin the long run

Antonyms

initiallyat first

Translations

ES en última instanciaPT em última análiseFR finalement

Common misspellings

ultimatlyultimetlyultimatleyultimatellyultimitaly

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