LAST WORDS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

last words

noun

plural of last word

as in rages

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season

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Recent Examples of last words Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Smolensk, Russia, February 1837 and February 1860 Belatedly, John’s last words reached Adelaide. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Alan tells the players about the murder in plain sight and asks if any of the table-sitting players have any last words about the potential victims. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Kelly Clarkson said her last words on The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons, amid a full hour of Kellyoke, her kids, and gratitude. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … ‘NEVER WAVERED’ — Pence reveals Graham's last words to him in a vivid airport encounter. — FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Mays’ last words spoken on camera were to a local TV station, MyFox Tampa Bay, after his flight made a rough landing at Tampa International Airport. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible. — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026 In fact, King Charles has even opened up about his father’s last words to him. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 May 2026

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Noun

The more Vision rages, the calmer and more reasonable Ultron becomes.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of rages

Noun

For brands, that means relevance may come less from chasing micro trends and more from making room for distinct communities and creative voices.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
If consumer sentiment follows a similar path, that could explain the divergence between generally strong economic trends and weak consumer sentiment.

— Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of trends

Noun

Yet bubbles do not burst entirely of their own accord; investment crazes don’t wane because fundamentals suddenly change.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Similar to fashion crazes like poodle skirts, many of the top baby names for girls in the 1950s have fallen out of style.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crazes

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.

— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of vogues

Noun

New styles often start small, at high-end retailers or niche brands, and the volume comes later.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Designers who continue to embrace punk and Goth styles include Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs and Gareth Pugh amongst others.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

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