Need another word that means the same as “ultimatum”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “ultimatum” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ultimatum” are: order, command, decree, edict, rule, ruling, ordinance, dictum, directive, direction, instruction, pronouncement, mandate, requirement, stipulation, injunction, demand, exhortation
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ultimatum” as a noun can have the following definitions:
command | The power or authority to command. He obeyed her commands without question. |
decree | The issuing of a decree. The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly. |
demand | The act of demanding. There were many demands on his time. |
dictum | A short statement that expresses a general truth or principle. The old dictum might is right. |
direction | Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. The campaign s lack of direction. |
directive | An official or authoritative instruction. A new EC directive. |
edict | A formal or authoritative proclamation. Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property. |
exhortation | An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something. No amount of exhortation had any effect. |
injunction | A judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity. Injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order. |
instruction | Teaching; education. He issued instructions to the sheriff. |
mandate | A document giving an official instruction or command. A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners. |
order | The insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit. I gave the waiter my order. |
ordinance | A statute enacted by a city government. His strict observance of religious ordinances was no doubt quickened by the remorse he felt. |
pronouncement | An authoritative declaration. Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic. |
requirement | Required activity. Choose the type of window that suits your requirements best. |
rule | A rule describing or prescribing a linguistic practice. The rules of cricket. |
ruling | The reason for a court’s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself. The ruling was reversed in the appeal court. |
stipulation | A condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement. A stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay. |
coda | The closing section of a musical composition. The first movement ends with a fortissimo coda. |
completion | (American football) a successful forward pass in football. The risk stays with the seller until completion. |
conclude | Say in conclusion. They conclude their study with these words. |
conclusion | A proposition that is reached from given premises. He drew his conclusions quickly. |
culmination | The decisive moment in a novel or play. Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development. |
deadline | The point in time at which something must be completed. The deadline of 6pm passed without incident. |
decease | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. He deceased at his palace of Croydon. |
deciding | Having the power or quality of deciding. Cast the deciding vote. |
demise | The time when something ends. The demised property. |
destination | Denoting a place that people will make a special trip to visit. He was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view. |
done | No longer happening or existing. The turkey will be done to a turn. |
dying | Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear. The dying embers of the fire. |
ending | The end of a word a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme. The ending of the Cold War. |
epilogue | A short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. The meaning of the book s title is revealed in the epilogue. |
eventual | Expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating. It s impossible to predict the eventual outcome of the competition. |
expiration | The end of a period of time. At the end of expiration there is still a slight inflation in the lungs. |
expiry | The end of the period for which something is valid. The expiry of the patent. |
final | The final approach of an aircraft to the runway it will be landing on. The final cost will easily run into six figures. |
finale | The temporal end; the concluding time. The festival ends with a grand finale. |
finis | The temporal end; the concluding time. The market was up at the finish. |
finishing | The act of finishing. The speaker s finishing was greeted with applause. |
last | The last position or finisher in a race or competition. He was the last to leave. |
latter | Occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning. The President appoints the Prime Minister and on the latter s advice the rest of the government. |
notice | Notice or perceive. She had good notices in her first film. |
passing | In sport the action of passing a ball to another team member. The passing of the Cold War. |
perish | Be suffering from extreme cold. An abandoned tyre whose rubber had perished. |
peroration | A flowery and highly rhetorical oration. He again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration. |
surrender | The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence. The UK is opposed to surrendering its monetary sovereignty. |
termination | An ending or result of a specified kind. A good result and a happy termination. |
windup | Operated by a mechanism. Windup toys. |
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