ultra

1. 1.

   (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

   “extremist political views”

   “radical opinions on education”

   “an ultra conservative”

   Synonymsextremistradical

   Similarimmoderate

Other forms of ultra

comparative

ultraer·

superlative

ultraest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ultra

What does ultra mean?

ultra means "(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm".

How many syllables are in ultra?

ultra has 2 syllables: ul-tra. The stress falls on "ul". In IPA it is /ˈʌltɹə/.

What is another word for ultra?

Close synonyms include extremist, radical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ultra a common word?

ultra is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.