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| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | final; newest |
| Synonyms: | antipodal, bitter end, conclusive, crowning, curtains*, definitive, end, ending, eventual, extreme, far, farthest, furthest, hindmost, lag, latest, least, lowest, once and for all*, outermost, supreme, swan song*, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, utmost, uttermost, aftermost, at the end, climactic, closing, concluding, determinate, determinative, endwise, far-off, finishing, meanest, most recent, rearmost, remotest |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | close, completion, conclusion, ending, finale, finish, termination, finis, omega |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, lead, start |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, belated, blown*, delayed, dilatory, gone, held up, hung up*, jammed*, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, strapped*, tardy, behind time, behindhand, eleventh-hour, in a bind, in the lurch, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, stayed, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new |
| Synonyms: | advanced, fresh, modern, recent, just out |
| Antonyms: | antique, old, old-fashioned |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
| Synonyms: | asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, former, inanimate, lifeless, old, once, onetime, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime, ex-, exanimate |
| Antonyms: | live |
| Main Entry: | lastly/last |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the end |
| Synonyms: | after, behind, finally, in conclusion, ultimately, after all, all in all, at last, at the end, bringing up rear, in the rear, to conclude, to sum up |
| Antonyms: | firstly/first |
| Main Entry: | bottom |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lowest; fundamental |
| Synonyms: | basal, base, basement, basic, ground, last, lowest, primary, radical, underlying, foundational, lowermost, meat-and-potatoes, nethermost, rock-bottom, undermost |
| Antonyms: | highest, top, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | cling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach to |
| Synonyms: | adhere, cherish, clasp, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, grasp, grip, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stick, be true to, cleave to, freeze to, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, stay put, stick like glue |
| Antonyms: | detach, unfasten, let go |
| 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: | 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: | farthest |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | most distant |
| Synonyms: | extreme, furthest, last, outermost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost, farthermost, furthermost, lattermost, outmost, remotest |
| Antonyms: | closest, nearest |
| Main Entry: | go on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue |
| Synonyms: | act, advance, bear, behave, carry on, come about, conduct, deport, endure, execute, go ahead, hang on, happen, last, occur, persevere, persist, proceed, ramble, stay, comport, hold on, keep on, take place |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | keep at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
| Synonyms: | carry on, complete, drudge, finish, grind, labor, last, maintain, persevere, persist, remain, slave, stay, stick, toil, be steadfast |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, give in, give up |
| 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: | least |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slightest, smallest |
| Synonyms: | atomic, bottom, first, gutter, infinitesimal, last, lowest, microscopic, minimal, minimum, minute, molecular, nadir, niggling*, piddling*, second, third*, trivial, unimportant, entry-level, feeblest, fewest, finical, meanest, microcosmic, minutest, most trivial, next to nothing, poorest, short-end, tiniest |
| Antonyms: | most |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | parting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | farewell |
| Synonyms: | final, goodbye, last, valedictory, departing |
| Antonyms: | greeting, introductory |
| Main Entry: | persist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry on, carry through |
| Synonyms: | abide, continue, endure, follow through*, follow up*, go on, grind, insist, keep up*, last, linger, obtain, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, strive, be resolute, be stubborn, go all the way, go the limit, hold on, leave no stone unturned, perdure, perseverate, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, tough it out |
| Antonyms: | cease, leave, quit, stop, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | back, end |
| Synonyms: | aft, after, astern, backward, behind, following, hinder, hindmost, last, posterior, reverse, stern, tail, dorsal, hind, hindermost, mizzen, postern, rearmost, rearward, retral |
| Antonyms: | beginning, front |
| Main Entry: | remain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay, wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk*, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hover, inhabit, last, linger, live, lodge, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, persist, prevail, reside, rest, roost, sit tight*, sojourn, squat, stand, stop, survive, tarry, visit, wait, be left, bivouac, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, keep on, make camp, put on hold, remain standing, sit out, sit through, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around |
| Antonyms: | depart, forge, go, leave, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subsist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going, living |
| Synonyms: | be, breathe, continue, endure, exist, get along*, get by*, hang on*, hang tough*, last, live, manage, move, remain, survive, sustain, barely exist, eke out a living, eke out an existence, hang in, just make it, make ends meet, make it, remain alive, ride out*, scrape by, stay alive, stick it out, stick with it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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