Meaning

(phonology) The final (ultimate) syllable of a word..

Definitions by Sense

1. (phonology) The final (ultimate) syllable of a word.
2. (video games, slang) An ultimate; the most powerful ability available to a character.
3. (South Korean idol fandom) One's ultimately favorite group or member, i.e. a preference which is never expected to change.
4. (video games, slang) To use a character's ultimate ability.

Example Sentences

Main stress falls on the antepenult, with secondary stress falling on the ult.

In addition to his healing and teleportion powers, Bard also has a unique ultimate ability, or ult. Ults are the most powerful moves each champion has—the one that takes the longest to unlock in a game, and is activated by pressing "R."

To me, Lucio is the pinnacle of what a support character should be, he's fast, he's fun, he's useful, he can get eliminations and his ult can change the course of a game.

On the other hand, notable nerfs have been applied to Raze and Brimstone. The cost for both agents' ultimate abilities, Showstopper and Orbital Strike, respectively, have been increased to seven ult points.

Those creators (Somjuu, Violet, and Flats) remixed how every hero in Overwatch plays, sometimes dramatically (Lucio's ult can now kill enemies and Sigma's Experimental Barrier is just ... gone) and sometimes superficially (Orisa now wears a Christmas hat).

League of Legends game designer Azubuike "AzuBK" Ndefo-Dahl revealed that K'Sante's ult All Out was heavily inspired by the hugely popular scene from Naruto where Rock Lee drops his leg weight and shocks the audience.

To improve her team repositioning Ultimate and put in more in line with the power of Valkyrie's Ultimate, Wraith's Interdimensional Portal can now cross twice the distance it could before. What's more, Wraith herself will speed up as she moves during her Ult.

Word Forms

• ults
• ulting
• ulted

Synonyms for ult.

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When Should You Use Ult.?

Use ult. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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