Main entry: last
Definition: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Usage: the last time I saw Paris; the last day of the month; had the last word; waited until the last minute; he raised his voice in a last supreme call; the last game of the season; down to his last nickel
Antonyms: first
Definition: preceding all others in time or space or degree
Antonyms: proximate
Definition: closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Antonyms: break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, aurora, first light, morning, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, sunrise, sunup
Definition: the first light of day
Antonyms: junior
Definition: younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Main entry: last, last-place, lowest
Definition: lowest in rank or importance
Usage: last prize; in last place
Antonyms: best
Definition: the supreme effort one can make
Antonyms: best
Definition: (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
Main entry: last, final, concluding, terminal
Definition: occurring at or forming an end or termination
Usage: his concluding words came as a surprise; the final chapter; the last days of the dinosaurs; terminal leave
Antonyms: opening
Definition: the act of opening something
Antonyms: opening
Definition: first or beginning
Main entry: utmost, last
Definition: highest in extent or degree
Usage: to the last measure of human endurance; whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
Antonyms: low
Definition: a low level or position or degree
Antonyms: low spirits
Definition: a state of mild depression
Antonyms: low
Definition: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
Antonyms: low
Definition: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Antonyms: low, low-pitched
Definition: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Main entry: final, net, last
Definition: conclusive in a process or progression
Usage: the final answer; a last resort; the net result
Antonyms: proximate
Definition: closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Main entry: last
Definition: immediately past
Usage: last Thursday; the last chapter we read
Antonyms: hereafter, time to come, future, futurity
Definition: the time yet to come
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Main entry: last
Definition: occurring at the time of death
Usage: his last words; the last rites
Antonyms: nascent
Definition: being born or beginning
Main entry: final, last
Definition: not to be altered or undone
Usage: the judge's decision is final; the arbiter will have the last say
Antonyms: alterable
Definition: capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
Main entry: last
Definition: most unlikely or unsuitable
Usage: the last person we would have suspected; the last man they would have chosen for the job
Antonyms: likely
Definition: has a good chance of being the case or of coming about