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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The WMO said last month that there was a high likelihood of below-normal rainfall during the critical June-September rainy season in South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, much of Eritrea, Sudan and western and coastal Kenya.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Equity-only put-call ratios continue to climb, as put buying has accompanied the selling that began in earnest last Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Ensconced in an echo chamber, we run the risk of being the last to learn when something is amiss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Then last March, the UC-wide Academic Senate launched a process to further study the admissions process, including high school course requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Them kids love working my last nerve, I tell you.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

last

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