Ultra

Quick meaning: Ultra is an adjective meaning Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

Meaning

Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

More Meanings

1. A political extremist, in particular:
2. (athletics) An ultramarathon.
3. (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
4. (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
5. (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)

Example Sentences

an ultra reformer; ultra measures

Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.

If a member of an official football club can be said to be a citizen of the football world, an ultra has to be considered as a militant.

Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.

Word Forms

• ultras

Synonyms for ultra

Depending on context, synonyms include radical, immoderate, extremist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extremist, radical, immoderate, superpower, revolutionary, very.

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