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- pronunciation:
- faI
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
occurring at or constituting the end of something; last.
The final play of the game was the most exciting.In the final chapter of the book, the hero returns triumphantly.His final words were addressed to his wife.- synonyms:
- closing, concluding, ending, finishing, last, terminal, terminating
- antonyms:
- initial, introductory, original, preliminary, primary
- similar words:
- endmost, last-ditch, net, ultimate
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| definition 2: |
definitive; conclusive.
The decision of the court is final, and there is nothing more we can do.- synonyms:
- conclusive, definitive, determinate
- antonyms:
- provisional, tentative
- similar words:
- decided, decisive, irrevocable, last, net, ultimate
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| definition 3: |
ultimate.
You need to decide what your final goals are, what you hope to accomplish at the end of all this.- synonyms:
- ultimate
- antonyms:
- early, preliminary
- similar words:
- eventual
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| related words: |
comprehensive, farewell, last, latter, senior, true, twilight |
(adj.)final
+ noun
analysis,
approval,
arbiter,
assault,
assembly,
blow,
burst,
buzzer,
chapter,
comment,
confrontation,
count,
curtain,
cut,
decision,
descent,
destination,
determination,
disposition,
draft,
episode,
exam,
examination,
exit,
farewell,
form,
frontier,
good-bye,
grade,
hour,
inspection,
installment,
irony,
judgment,
lap,
minute,
negotiation,
note,
offer,
outcome,
paragraph,
passage,
phase,
playoff,
preparation,
product,
push,
ranking,
recommendation,
regression,
rehearsal,
report,
resolution,
revision,
round,
ruling,
sample,
say,
scene,
score,
screening,
script,
season,
second,
section,
segment,
selection,
semester,
session,
settlement,
shooting,
showdown,
solution,
stage,
standing,
step,
stop,
straw,
stretch,
tally,
thought,
touch,
twist,
verdict,
version,
vote,
word
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that is final or last.
The final was the best in the series.- antonyms:
- preliminary
- similar words:
- last
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) the last sports contest in a series, usu. matching the two best teams or players.
Their track team made it to the state finals.- synonyms:
- championship
- similar words:
- playoff, World Series
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| definition 3: |
(often pl.) the last examination of an academic course, usually covering all the material taught.
I was doing badly in the course, but I studied hard and got a good grade on the final.He's staying in this weekend so he can prepare for finals.- similar words:
- comprehensive, examination, test
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adjective + (n.)final
eastern, open, regional, sectional, western
verb + (n.)final
advance, lose, qualify, reach, score, win
(n.)final
+ verb
beat, coach, finish
noun + (n.)final
basketball, championship, conference, cup, medal, run, team, tournament, trip
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Word Builder: final +
- finally:
after a long time.
The word final
contains the following parts:
fin
Latin
root
that means end, limit
  Example words:
confine, define, definite, final, finalist, finality, finalize, finish, finite, indefinite, infinite, infinitive, infinity
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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