Synonyms for last
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.
- n. 1
A tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired.
- adv. 1
Most recently.
When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- lasts → finishes, closes, conclusions, finales…
Example sentences
- final The final result will only be announced on Sunday.
- 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.
- net Net-profit comes to 10 million dollars every year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| last | steady | |
| final | steady | |
| latter | falling | |
| closing | steady | |
| concluding | steady | |
| net | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- net1
- 4 letters
- past1
- 5 letters
- close1, death1, final2, dying2, finis
- 6 letters
- latest2, finish2, latter2, finale3, sunset2, lastly2, utmost2, yester
- 7 letters
- finally3, supreme2, extreme2, closing2
- 8 letters
- ultimate3, terminal3, farthest2, bootlast
- 10 letters
- ultimately4, conclusion3, concluding3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (final2 = 2 syllables).