ultimately

At the end

Ultimately means in the end or at the final stage of a process: Ultimately, the decision is yours.

It can introduce a conclusion after considering various factors, or point to what matters most fundamentally: The details vary, but ultimately it's about trust.

The word often signals that intervening steps or complications don't change the final outcome.

finality

finally

At the end

in the end · at last · lastly · terminally · definitively · irrevocably · once and for all · endgame · resolution · closure

fundamentally

essentially

At its core nature

intrinsically · in essence · underlying · foundationally · principally · centrally · crucially · vitally · at heart · quintessentially

inevitability

unavoidably

Without possibility of prevention

certainly · inevitably · predestined · fated · destined · unalterably · irreversibly · immutably · predetermined · foreordained

destiny

fate

Predetermined course of events

predestination · fortune · cosmic purpose · ordained · prophecy · serendipity · divination · teleology · meant to be · written

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temporal sequence/endpoint

ultimatelyinitially

At the outset

first · originally · at first · in the beginning · early

immediacy

ultimatelyimmediately

Without any pause

instantly · at once · right away · straightaway · promptly

certainty of occurrence

ultimatelynever

At no point

ne'er · nevermore · at no time · not ever · under no circumstances

Phrases
Family

ultimate, penultimate, ultimates

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G