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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The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union last year agreed to a new long-term labor contract covering about 26,000 JBS workers across more than a dozen U.S. facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Boyd said in his deposition last year that the phone was put in Moss’s safe so it could be turned over to investigators at the state law enforcement agency known by its acronym, SLED.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

All those players except Gianna Kneepkens were with the squad last season to see firsthand what went wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

There were brief returns to visibility in the last decade.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

No way I’m letting last night get me down.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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