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Synonyms & Antonyms for ultra
Synonyms: Adjective
extreme, extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist
Antonyms: Adjective
middle-of-the-road, nonrevolutionary, unrevolutionary
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espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot supportRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Our goal is to deliver an ultra-competitive racing product with more entries and high-quality horses that appeal to bettors and horseplayers nationwide. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Turfway Park 'shocked, disappointed' by Churchill Downs' 'recent attack'," 6 Sep. 2019 The Lady Deer said goodbye to their ultra successful Wednesday night home matches when the team coasted to their easiest win yet, following a 25-11, 25-16, 25-3 victory over Clear Lake High School at the North campus. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Lady Deer beat Lake," 5 Sep. 2019 What ensued was an ultra-secret period of damage control. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Derek Carr nearly quit football for preacher’s life before rookie season with Raiders," 3 Sep. 2019 Is there any look more effortlessly chic than a man's white shirt with an ultra-feminine skirt? — Town & Country, "How to Wear a Classic White Button-Down Shirt for Any Occasion," 3 Sep. 2019 Using this data, Qantas hopes to make ultra-long flying a more pleasant experience. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, "Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world’s longest flight," 28 Aug. 2019 Stud placement is also drive by data for an ultra-aggressive take-off. — SI.com, "New Balance Reveal 'Infinite Dark' All-Black Colourway for Tekela & Furon Boots," 27 Aug. 2019 Quentin Tarantino discovered early on that there will always be a big appetite among movie-goers for gory, ultra-violent splatter-fests. — Los Angeles Times, "Calendar Feedback: Peter Fonda struck gold with ‘Ulee’s’," 23 Aug. 2019 The case for lenders A better question is: Who would buy an ultra-long bond? — Allison Schrager, Quartz, "The case for a 100-year US government bond," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Italian police have uncovered large stores of weaponry in the hands of numerous Neo-Nazi Juventus ultras in an orchestrated raid of across the north of Italy. — SI.com, "Police Raids of Neo-Nazi Juve Ultras Uncover Stash of Weapons Including Missiles," 15 July 2019 Paradoxically, success for the AfD in the autumn elections could intensify the party’s problems by vindicating the eastern ultras. — The Economist, "Germany’s far right: strong in the east, weak in the west," 18 July 2019 Looking at some of the major ultras, women often have a lower DNF rate. — Stephanie Case, Outside Online, "Op-Ed: We Need to Fix Ultrarunning's Gender Problem," 25 May 2018 It’s pared down from vests built for ultras, which require the runner to carry more gear than an OCR, without compromising on features. — Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, "Testing Ultimate Direction’s New OCR Vest," 12 July 2018 The ultras did themselves no favours by failing to suggest their own solutions to the complex problems that the Chequers compromise took on. — The Economist, "What doesn’t kill her makes Theresa May stronger," 12 July 2018 But ahead of the World Cup, Russian law enforcement has detained leaders of hooligan groups, known as ultras, and pushed many of their members out of Russia’s World Cup cities for the extent of the tournament. — Thomas Grove, WSJ, "Russia Gives Soccer Hooligans the Boot at World Cup," 4 July 2018 Among the scores of ultras now filling the calendar, some make use of long, flat tracks to encourage speed. — David Wharton, latimes.com, "Ultra running can mean extreme heat, mountain climbs and, oh yeah, look out for those trees," 14 June 2018 The group’s leader, Fernando Madureira, confirmed by text message that his cohort had seen a YouTube clip of Napoli’s ultras in action and decided to borrow the tune. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "How an Italian Disco Hit Became Liverpool’s Champions League Anthem," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ultra.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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