ultraist

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noun

One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes

Similar
extremistradicalultra
OriginEnglish ultra ← Latin ultrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- →
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Meanings

nounultraist (plural ultraists)

plural ultraists

  1. One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes

    Synonyms: extremist, radical, ultra

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who pushes a principle or measure to extremes

Similar
extremistradicalultra

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra
  5. Englishultraist

From ultra + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

altruist
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APA

ultraist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraist

MLA

“ultraist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultraist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraist.

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