Definitions

last

[last, lahst] / læst, lɑst /

ADJECTIVE

final; newest

Synonyms

STRONG

antipodal closing concluding crowning curtains determinative end ending extreme far finishing lag latest least terminal ultimate utmost uttermost

WEAK

aftermost at the end bitter end climactic conclusive definitive determinate endwise eventual far-off farthest furthest hindmost lowest meanest most recent once and for all outermost rearmost remotest supreme swan song ulterior

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning middle moderate opening

WEAK

first front initial introductory oldest primary starting

NOUN

end

Synonyms

STRONGEST

end finish

STRONG

close completion conclusion ending finale finis omega termination

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement introduction opening start

WEAK

lead

VERB

to survive, to remain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

remain survive

STRONG

endure exist go linger live manage perdure persevere persist prevail stretch subsist

WEAK

hold out hold up stay wear

Example Sentences

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"LAST RESORT" Russia is one of Syria's major political backers and a close trading and economic partner.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2012

"LAST BULWARK" Ironically, the man who hopes to represent the Gard is not a local boy, but Collard, 64, an urbane figure known nationally as a devil's advocate for defending unpopular clients and causes.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2012

The photo makes the front page of the New York Post under the headline "LAST LAUGH."

From Salon • May 4, 2011

"LAST CHANCE!" screamed advertisements by great utility companies in the Nation's Press last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

AT LAST, at one o’clock in the afternoon came the signal to leave.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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