Synonyms for final
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Last — last; ultimate
last, closing, concluding, latter, latest formal dated
3. Ultimate — conclusive; decisive
ultimate, decisive, definitive, eventual, conclusive, definite, peremptory, extreme dated
Other
net, unalterable, inappellable rare
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Last; ultimate.
final solution; the final day of a school term
- adj. 2
Conclusive; decisive.
a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
- adj. 3
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- n. 1
A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
Related words
- Word family
- finalize finality finally finish
- Phrases
- final reckoning final cause final frontier final act big final small final final examination final exam
- Is a kind of
- late
Forms
- Plural
- finals → farewells…
Example sentences
- last I grew tomatoes last year and they were very good.
- latter He lived quietly in the latter years of his life.
- closing It seems like the book store is also closing late.
- concluding I was too hasty in concluding that he was lying.
- ultimate I don't need gold, I only seek the ultimate truth.
- net Net-profit comes to 10 million dollars every year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| final | steady | |
| last | steady | |
| latter | falling | |
| closing | steady | |
| concluding | steady | |
| ultimate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- net1
- 4 letters
- last1
- 5 letters
- endly
- 6 letters
- latest2, latter2
- 7 letters
- extreme2, closing2, dernier
- 8 letters
- ultimate3, terminal3, farewell2, decisive3, definite3, eventual4
- 10 letters
- definitive4, concluding3, conclusive3, peremptory4
- 11 letters
- unalterable5
- 12 letters
- inappellable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (latest2 = 2 syllables).