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

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The BBC One film will explore the impact Damilola's death had on the people who knew him, including his Boyega, who was one of the last people who saw him alive.

From BBC

The news comes after the council ended its scheme which allowed all families of children eligible for benefits-related free school meals to be given vouchers during every school holiday for the last five years.

From BBC

Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since 1 February, when she was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona home.

From BBC

Prices of imported energy climbed almost 3% last month, breaking a streak of six straight monthly declines.

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