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final

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of final

1 following all others of the same kind in order or time
  • This will be my final order.
Synonyms of final

bottommost, closing, concluding, hindmost, lag, last, latest, latter, rearmost, terminal, terminating, ultimate
Words Related to final

consequent, ensuing, eventual, following, succeeding

conclusive, crowning, decisive, definitive

farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, remotest

lowermost, lowest, nethermost

endmost, extreme, outermost, outmost, utmost

penultimate
Near Antonyms of final

eminent, premier, superior
Antonyms of final

beginning, earliest, first, foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, maiden, opening, original, pioneer, primary, starting
2 having been established and usually not subject to change
  • The wedding date is final.
Synonyms of final

certain, determinate, firm, fixed, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, inexpugnable, set, settled, stable
Words Related to final

nonadjustable, noncancelable, nonnegotiable, unchangeable

constant, steady, unchanging, uniform, unwavering

definite, exact, explicit, specific

given, stated, stipulated

dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Near Antonyms of final

adjustable, changeable, negotiable

indefinite, open-ended, unspecified

capricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

Synonym Discussion of final

last, final, terminal, ultimate mean following all others (as in time, order, or importance). last applies to something that comes at the end of a series but does not always imply that the series is completed or stopped.
    • last page of a book
    • last news we had of him
final applies to that which definitely closes a series, process, or progress.
    • final day of school
terminal may indicate a limit of extension, growth, or development.
    • terminal phase of a disease
ultimate implies the last degree or stage of a long process beyond which further progress or change is impossible.
    • the ultimate collapse of the system

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