last

modif.

1. Final

   ultimate, utmost, lowest, meanest, least, latest, latter, end, extreme, remotest, furthest, outermost, farthest, uttermost, conclusive, concluding, hindmost, far, far-off, aftermost, hindermost, determinative, determinate, ulterior, once and for all, definitive, after all others, ending, at the end, terminal, eventual, antipodal, terminative, terminating, directing, settling, resolving, decisive, crowning, climactic, closing, ending, finishing, unanswerable, irrefutable.

   Antonyms first*, foremost*, beginning. *

2. Most recent

   latest, newest, current, freshest, immediate, most fashionable, in the fashion, modish, the last word*; see also fashionable, modern 1.

   Antonyms old*, stale*, outmoded.

last

n.

1. The end

   tail end, last one, terminal one, final one, ending; see also end 4.

2. A shoemaker's mold

   form, cast, shape; see mold 1, 2.

at (long) last

see the last of

last

v.

1. To endure

   continue, remain, persist, go on; see continue 1, endure 1, 2.

2. To be sufficient

   hold out, be adequate, be enough, be ample, be satisfactory, serve, do, accomplish the purpose, answer; see also satisfy 3. See syn. study at continue.