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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Russian Makhmudov, 36, has won 21 of his 23 fights and beat Briton Dave Allen in his last bout in October.

From BBC

Coldplay set the overall record with 10 shows last summer, while Swift's eight-night stint on the Eras tour was the highest number by a solo act.

From BBC

And yet, in the last two months, leaders from around the world have accepted invitations to the Chinese capital.

From BBC

On Dec. 3 last year, Van Geelen published a memo about opportunities in Venezuelan sovereign bonds, then trading at 17-20 cents on the dollar, with years of missed coupons compounding the legal claims.

From MarketWatch

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seized the world’s attention at Davos last week when he laid out a “rupture” of the world order, adding: “We know the old order is not coming back.”

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