Antonyms for last
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : last, lahst |
| Phonetic Transcription : læst, lɑst |
Definition of last
Origin :- "following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late). Cognate with Old Frisian lest, Dutch laatst, Old High German laggost, German letzt. Meaning "most recent" is from c.1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c.1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1650s. A dying person's last words so called by 1740. As an adjective, last-minute attested from 1913. Last-chance (adj.) is from 1962.
- adj final; newest
- noun end
- I have sought for thee throughout the world, and at last I believed thee dead.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I heard about it from Mrs. Balldridge when we came here last fall.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Here we see but a few of the last links, and those imperfectly.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- They were the last she heard sung by Paralus, the night Anaxagoras departed from Athens.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "I've just finished," said Percival, glancing down the last sheet.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But at last there came a day against which no objections could be raised.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- A moment later Percival remembered his last words, also his reference to Blythe.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "It is eighteen years since I was last in this room," he said.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He ain't been run over—he's gone broke-lost all our money; every last cent.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At last the vexatious work was finished, and he was free again.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for last
- aftermost
- antipodal
- at the end
- bitter end
- climactic
- close
- closing
- completion
- concluding
- conclusion
- conclusive
- crowning
- curtains
- definitive
- determinate
- determinative
- end
- ending
- endwise
- eventual
- extreme
- far
- far-off
- farthest
- finale
- finis
- finish
- finishing
- furthest
- hindmost
- lag
- latest
- least
- lowest
- meanest
- most recent
- omega
- once and for all
- outermost
- rearmost
- remotest
- supreme
- swan song
- terminal
- termination
- ulterior
- ultimate
- utmost
- uttermost
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