Definitions

at last

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eventually adv.
finally adv.
lastly adv.
lastly/last adv.
once and for all adv.
ultimately adv.

ADVERB

eventually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finally in the course of time one day someday sooner or later ultimately

WEAK

after all at the end of the day hereafter in future in the end in the long run sometime when all is said and done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

ADVERB

finally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

after a while after all as a sequel at length at long last at the eleventh hour at the end at the last moment despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour in the long run sometime tardily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

WEAK

doubtfully dubiously inconclusively

ADVERB

lastly

Synonyms

STRONG

finally last

WEAK

after after all behind in conclusion to conclude ultimately

Antonyms

WEAK

firstly

ADVERB

lastly/last

Synonyms

WEAK

after after all all in all at the end behind bringing up rear finally in conclusion in the rear to conclude to sum up ultimately

Antonyms

WEAK

firstly/first

ADVERB

once and for all

Synonyms

WEAK

after all at long last at the end conclusively in conclusion in the end it's about time sooner or later

ADVERB

ultimately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically conclusively finally someday sooner or later

WEAK

after a while after all as a conclusion at long last at the close by and by climactically fundamentally hereafter in conclusion in consummation in due time in future in the end in the sequel presently sequentially sometime somewhere

Antonyms

WEAK

never

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at last

Admirers cheered that the court had at last vindicated Andrew Johnson.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

You wanted to see the will and want-to of a team that went 11-6 each of the past two seasons and could be destined, at last, for a push in the playoffs?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

But it faces strong competition from shows such as All Her Fault, The Beast in Me and DTF St Louis, which had a particularly strong showing at last week's Creative Arts Emmys.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In his posts on Friday, Trump said he wants an 11-foot statue of Washington, which was featured at last month’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix race, to be installed right away at the museum’s Flag Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

It look forever to find it again; to hit the flint against the strike-fire, and shower sparks on the little pile of yew bark shavings in his hand, but at last the rushlight flared.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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