| Main Entry: | bitter end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unpleasant termination |
Synonyms: |
completion, conclusion, death, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | curtains |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the end |
Synonyms: |
bitter end, death, end of life, end of the line, exit, extinction, lights out, taps |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, bitter end, boundary, ceiling, climax, consummation, crest, crown, culmination, depth, edge, end, excess, extremity, height, inordinancy, maximum, nadir, nth degree, peak, pinnacle, pole, termination, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith |
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | final; newest |
Synonyms: |
aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, endwise, eventual, extreme, far, far-off, farthest, finishing, furthest, hindmost, lag, latest, least, lowest, meanest, most recent, once and for all, outermost, rearmost, remotest, supreme, swan song, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Notes: | last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
beginning, first, front, initial, introductory, oldest, primary, starting |
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
Synonyms: |
absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line, bound, bourne, breaking point, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point, deadline, destination, edge, end, end point, extremity, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, the max, the most, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge |
Antonyms: |
infinity, limitlessness |
| Main Entry: | lattermost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | last |
Synonyms: |
aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, endmost, eventual, extreme, far, far-off, farthest, finishing, furthest, hindermost, hindmost, lag, latest*, least, lowest, meanest, most recent, once and for all, outermost, rearmost, remotest, supreme, swan song, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Main Entry: | rearmost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | last |
Synonyms: |
aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, endmost, eventual, extreme, far, far-off, farthest, finishing, furthest, hindermost, hindmost, lag, latest*, lattermost, least, lowest, meanest, most recent, once and for all, outermost, remotest, supreme, swan song, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Concept: | Limit. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale; termination, terminus; stint, frontier, precinct, marches; backwoods., boundary line, landmark; line of demarcation, line of circumvallation; pillars of Hercules; Rubicon, turning point; ne plus ultra; sluice, floodgate.
-adjectives
definite; conterminate, conterminable; terminal, frontier; bordering.
-adverbs
thus far, thus far and no further.
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