final
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Final means last in a sequence or conclusive in nature.
A final exam comes at the end of a course.
A final decision admits no further debate.
The finals are the last round of a competition: They made it to the finals.
As a noun in publishing, the final is the last edition of a newspaper for the day.
Something final is settled: My answer is final.
Settling a question finally
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- settledNo longer in question
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
absolute · incontrovertible · indisputable · irrefutable · convincing · compelling · categorical · clear-cut
Concluding literary section
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- swan-songFinal creative work
- denouementStory's final unraveling
coda · goodbye · valediction · sign-off · windup · climax · conclusion · resolution
Fixed without end
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
immutable · fixed · set · inexorable · inevitable · unalterable · done · sealed
Uppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
peak · culmination · quintessence · epitome · supreme · paramount · masterpiece · crowning
Competition for top rank
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- cupSmall drinking container
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
quarterfinal · decider · showdown · knockout · tiebreaker
definitive
Settling a question finally
unquestionable · absolute · incontrovertible · indisputable · irrefutable · convincing · compelling · categorical · clear-cut · unequivocal
epilogue
Concluding literary section
denouement · coda · goodbye · valediction · sign-off · windup · climax · conclusion · resolution · wrap-up
permanent
Fixed without end
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- indelibleImpossible to remove
lasting · immutable · fixed · set · inexorable · inevitable · unalterable · done · sealed · locked-in
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
summit · peak · culmination · quintessence · epitome · supreme · paramount · masterpiece · crowning · consummate
championship
Competition for top rank
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- cupSmall drinking container
elimination · quarterfinal · decider · showdown · knockout · tiebreaker
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, cup
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
finalfirst
Position number one
initial · opening · beginning · starting · introductory
finalpreliminary
Before the main part
provisional · tentative · inconclusive · interim · draft
finaltemporary
Limited in duration
continuing · ongoing · persistent · intermediate · transitional
- finish lineRace completion marker
- finish offComplete or consume entirely
- final examConcluding course assessment
- final strawLimit-exceeding final burden
- finish upBring to completion
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
finish, finally, finance, define, refine, infinity, infinite, finale, finalize