final

fi-nal · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Coming at the end; last.

  2. 2.

    Not to be changed or questioned; definitive.

  3. 3.

    The last game or contest in a sports competition.

  4. 4.

    A final examination.

Phrases & expressions

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    final exam — A test at the end of a course.
  • •
    final say — The authority to make the last decision.
  • •
    grand final — The last and most important game.
  • •
    in the final analysis — When all factors are considered.
  • •
    final straw — The last in a series of problems.

Related words

Antonyms: beginning, first, initial
See also: finally, finish, last, ultimate
Synonyms: concluding, last, terminal, ultimate

Etymology

From Latin finalis ("of or pertaining to an end"), from finis ("end, boundary").