last

[last, lahst] / læst, lɑst /

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final; newest adj.
end n.
to survive, to remain v.

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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Researchers still need to determine what causes the protein to decline with age, how much of the resulting physical and cognitive deterioration can be prevented, and how long any benefits might last.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

County’s Department of Children and Family Services went ignored, according to a civil lawsuit filed late last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

I had never visited Leimert Park’s Sunday open-air market, either, so I asked Clark to give me a tour last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Watching Fulham draw at Anfield last weekend changed my view on them.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

One last strum through C major, the sound of everything being okay, and I sing the opening line: “This song is your Valentine card. In it are all the words I could never say.”

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

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