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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“He brings a ton of energy to our team,” Stafford said last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"I will miss the people," Reg told BBC Radio Manchester ahead of his last shift.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The three-month average was 36,000 in the last employment report.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

And Altman last month defended the company’s new deal with the Defense Department, announced amid a Pentagon feud with Anthropic, but said it “looked opportunistic and sloppy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

I found the boat last spring when I took one of Pops’s canoes out on the lake.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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