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last1
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adjective
1‘the last woman in the queue’
SYNONYMS
rearmost, rear, hindmost, bringing up the rear, nearest the rear, at the end, furthest back, aftermost, endmost, furthest behind, final, ultimate, most remote, remotest, furthest, utmost, extreme
British at the back, at the back of the queue
North American at the back, at the back of the line
ANTONYMS
first, leading
2‘Rembrandt spent his last years in Amsterdam’
SYNONYMS
closing, concluding, final, ending, end, finishing, ultimate, terminal, terminating
valedictory
later, latter
ANTONYMS
early, initial
3‘I'd be the last person to say anything against him’
SYNONYMS
least likely, most unlikely, most improbable, most reluctant
least suitable, most unsuitable, most inappropriate, least appropriate, least wanted, least favourite
ANTONYMS
first, most likely
4‘he scored a hat-trick last year’
SYNONYMS
previous, preceding
latest, most recent
prior, former
ANTONYMS
next
5‘this was his last chance to prove it’
SYNONYMS
final, only remaining, only one left
adverb
1‘the candidate coming last is eliminated’
SYNONYMS
at the end, at the rear, in the rear, behind, after
noun
1‘the most important business was left to the last’
SYNONYMS
end, ending, finish, close, conclusion, completion, finale, termination
bitter end
ANTONYMS
beginning, opening
last2
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verb
1‘the hearing is expected to last for a number of days’
SYNONYMS
continue, go on, carry on, keep on, keep going, run on, proceed, be prolonged
take
stay, remain, persist, endure
ANTONYMS
finish, end, stop
2‘she managed to last out until the end of the programme’
SYNONYMS
survive, endure, hold on, hold out, keep going, persevere, exist
informal stick it out, hang on, stay around, hack it
3‘the car is built to last’
SYNONYMS
endure, wear well, stand up, keep going, bear up
withstand, resist
informal go the distance
ANTONYMS
wear out
last3
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noun
1‘the iron lasts on which he mended our shoes’
SYNONYMS
mould, model, pattern, form, matrix
anvil
Northern English hobbing boot, hobbing foot
Phrases
- the last word
1‘you'll marry my daughter over my dead body, and that's my last word’
SYNONYMS
final decision, summation, final statement, definitive statement, conclusive comment
ultimatum
2‘she turned, determined to leave having had the last word’
SYNONYMS
concluding remark, final remark, final say, closing statement, parting shot, Parthian shot
3‘the spa is the last word in luxury and efficiency’
SYNONYMS
the best, the peak, the acme, the epitome, the quintessence, the most fashionable, the most up to date, the latest, the newest
the pinnacle, the apex, the apogee, the cream, the ultimate, the height, the zenith, the utmost, the nonpareil, the crème de la crème, the ne plus ultra, the dernier cri, the beau idéal
archaic the nonesuch
‘at last the storm died away’
SYNONYMS
finally, in the end, eventually, ultimately, at long last, after a long time, after a considerable time, in time, at the end of the day, in the fullness of time
lastly, in conclusion
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