the last word
Closing remark wins
The last word is the final statement in an argument or discussion, especially one that settles the matter or asserts authority: She always has to have the last word.
By extension, it means the definitive or most authoritative statement on a subject: This book is the last word on Victorian architecture.
It can also mean the latest or most advanced version: the last word in smartphone technology.
End or deduction
- endingFinal portion of something
- finishBring to completion
- terminationAct of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
completion · finale · omega · endgame · full stop · period · finis · the end
Quick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- parting shotFinal barb when departing
- riposteSwift clever reply
zinger · mic drop · counter · rejoinder · closing statement · summation · knockout blow · coup de grâce
Ultimate deciding authority
- ultimate decisionConclusive determination reached
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- trump cardDecisive winning resource
- overrideCancel by authority
ruling · verdict · decree · mandate · dictate · pronouncement · ultimatum · tiebreaker
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- final goodbyeConclusive parting statement
- parting wordsFarewell remarks
- swan songFinal work or performance
valediction · sign-off · deathbed · eulogy · epitaph · requiem · elegy · memorial
Most recently arrived
- newestMost recently made
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- breakthroughSudden important advance
pinnacle · apex · ultimate · definitive · benchmark · gold standard · trendsetter · vanguard
conclusion
End or deduction
- endingFinal portion of something
- finishBring to completion
- terminationAct of ending something
closure · completion · finale · omega · endgame · full stop · period · finis · the end · wrap-up
retort
Quick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- parting shotFinal barb when departing
riposte · zinger · mic drop · counter · rejoinder · closing statement · summation · knockout blow · coup de grâce · checkmate
final say
Ultimate deciding authority
- ultimate decisionConclusive determination reached
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- trump cardDecisive winning resource
override · ruling · verdict · decree · mandate · dictate · pronouncement · ultimatum · tiebreaker · casting vote
farewell
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- final goodbyeConclusive parting statement
- parting wordsFarewell remarks
swan song · valediction · sign-off · deathbed · eulogy · epitaph · requiem · elegy · memorial · sendoff
latest
Most recently arrived
- newestMost recently made
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
breakthrough · pinnacle · apex · ultimate · definitive · benchmark · gold standard · trendsetter · vanguard · forefront
the last wordconcession
Yielding a point
capitulation · acquiescence · surrender · deference · submission
the last wordold hat
Tediously familiar, stale
yesterday's news · passé · behind the times · old news · antiquated
the last wordopening statement
First formal address
opening remarks · preamble · introduction · preface · prologue
word, last, lasting, everlasting, lasts, lastly, lasted, lastingly