Synonyms for next-to-last

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junior · penultimate

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

   This is the next-to-last night of my vacation.

Related words

Other spellings

next to last

Example sentences

• junior Mary dropped out of college when she was a junior.
• penultimate In Esperanto, the penultimate syllable is stressed.

By length

6 letters

junior²

11 letters

penultimate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (junior² = 2 syllables).