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| Main Entry: | final |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ending, last |
| Synonyms: | crowning, end, eventual, hindmost, lag, latest, latter, supreme, terminal, ultimate, closing, concluding, finishing, last-minute, terminating |
| Notes: | final means occurring at or forming an end or not to be altered or undone, while a finale is the concluding part of any performance |
| Antonyms: | beginning, first, opening, starting, commencing |
| Main Entry: | final |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conclusive, definitive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, decided, decisive, definite, finished, incontrovertible, irrefutable, irrevocable, settled, determinate, determinative, unanswerable, unappealable |
| Antonyms: | continuing, inconclusive, interim, introductory, persistent, temporary |
| Main Entry: | crowning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | climactic |
| Synonyms: | consummate, excellent, final, paramount, principal, sovereign, supreme, ultimate, culminating |
| Main Entry: | decisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out*, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test*, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, set, settled, significant, trenchant, all out, resolved, straight out, strong-minded |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | definitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, categorical, clear-cut, complete, conclusive, decisive, definite, determining, downright*, ending, exhaustive, express, final, flat out*, last, perfect, plain, precise, real, reliable, specific, terminal, ultimate, unambiguous, closing, completing, concluding, finishing, limiting, nailed down, settling, straight out, terminating |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, inconclusive, inexact, interim, temporary, unreliable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | failing, expiring |
| Synonyms: | at death's door, at end of rope, decaying, declining, disintegrating, done for*, doomed, ebbing, fading, fated, final, giving up the ghost, going, in extremis, moribund, mortal, on last leg, one foot in grave, passing, perishing, sinking, vanishing, withering |
| Antonyms: | creating, developing, growing, living, reviving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eventual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | future, concluding |
| Synonyms: | conditional, consequent, contingent, dependent, ending, ensuing, final, hindmost, indirect, inevitable, last, later, latter, overall, possible, prospective, secondary, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, vicarious, closing, down the pike, down the road, endmost, in the cards, resulting, succeeding |
| Antonyms: | past |
| Main Entry: | future |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to come; expected |
| Synonyms: | approaching, booked, coming, destined, eventual, fated, final, forthcoming, imminent, impending, inevitable, later, likely, near, next, planned, prospective, subsequent, ulterior, ultimate, unborn, up, budgeted, close at hand, coming up, down the line, down the pike, down the road, from here in, from here on, from here to eternity, from now on in, in the cards, in the course of time, in the offing, just around the corner, looked toward, scheduled, to be, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | past |
| Main Entry: | irrefutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond question |
| Synonyms: | accurate, certain, evident, final, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, invincible, ironclad, irresistible, obvious, positive, set, sure, undeniable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, apodictic, can bet on it, double-checked, inarguable, incontestable, irrebuttable, irrefragable, nof ifs ands or buts, odds-on, proven, unanswerable, unassailable |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, questionable, uncertain, refutable |
| Main Entry: | irrevocable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, unchangeable |
| Synonyms: | certain, changeless, constant, doomed, established, fated, final, immutable, indelible, inevitable, invariable, lost, permanent, predetermined, settled, unalterable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreversible, predestined, unrepealable, unreversible |
| Antonyms: | changeable, alterable, reversible, revocable |
| Main Entry: | last-ditch |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | last-minute |
| Synonyms: | desperate, final, frantic, do-or-die, eleventh-hour, last-chance, last-gasp, last-resort |
| Main Entry: | latter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | latest, concluding |
| Synonyms: | eventual, final, following, hindmost, lag, last, later, modern, recent, second, terminal, closing, last-mentioned, rearmost |
| Antonyms: | earliest, former, preceding |
| Main Entry: | net |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profiting |
| Synonyms: | clear, exclusive, final, pure, remaining, after deductions, after taxes, excluding, irreducible, take-home, undeductible |
| Antonyms: | unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | overriding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central, most important |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, compelling, determining, dominant, final, main, major, number one, paramount, pivotal, predominant, prevailing, primary, prime, principal, ruling, supreme, ultimate, overruling |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, least, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | parting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | farewell |
| Synonyms: | final, goodbye, last, valedictory, departing |
| Antonyms: | greeting, introductory |
| Main Entry: | peremptory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overbearing, authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, binding, bossy, categorical, certain, commanding, compelling, decided, decisive, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, final, finished, firm, fixed, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, incontrovertible, intolerant, irrefutable, magisterial, obligatory, obstinate, positive, rigorous, severe, stringent, tyrannical, uncompromising, undeniable |
| Antonyms: | indulgent, laid-back, lax, lenient, mild, moderate, easy-going |
| Main Entry: | supreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | greatest, principal |
| Synonyms: | absolute, best, cardinal, chief, crowning, excellent, extreme, final, first, foremost, head, highest, incomparable, last, leading, marvelous, matchless, maximum, paramount, peerless, perfect, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, prime, sovereign, superb, superlative, terminal, top, top-drawer, towering, transcendent, ultimate, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, utmost, closing, culminating, surpassing, unsurpassable |
| Antonyms: | inferior, least, lowly, minor, poor, serving, littlest |
| Main Entry: | test |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, quiz |
| Synonyms: | analysis, approval, assessment, attempt, check, confirmation, countdown, criterion, dry run*, elimination, essay, evaluation, experiment, final, fling*, go*, inquest, inquiry, inspection, investigation, lick*, oral*, ordeal, preliminary, probation, proof, questionnaire, scrutiny, search, shibboleth, standard, substantiation, touchstone*, trial, trial and error*, trial run, try, tryout, verification, yardstick*, blue book, catechism, comp, corroboration, exam, pop quiz, probing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unconditional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, total |
| Synonyms: | actual, assured, categorical, certain, clear, complete, decisive, definite, downright, entire, explicit, final, flat out, full, genuine, indubitable, open, out-and-out*, outright, plenary, positive, thorough, thoroughgoing, unequivocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable, unreserved, unrestricted, utter, whole, wide, all out, determinate, no catch, no fine print, no holds barred, no ifs ands or buts, no kicker, no strings, straight out, unconstrained |
| Antonyms: | conditional, incomplete, limited, qualified, unfinished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undisputed/undisputable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | positive, accepted |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, arbitrary, assured, authoritative, certain, conclusive, decided, dogmatic, final, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, recognized, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unerring, admitted, beyond question, incontestable, not disputed, tyrannous, unchallenged, uncontested, unquestioned |
| Antonyms: | disputable, doubtful, dubious, negative, uncertain, unsure, disputed |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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