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- pronunciation:
- faI
n
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
happening at or being the end of something; last.
The mystery was not solved until the final chapter of the book.- synonyms:
- closing, concluding, finishing, terminating
- antonyms:
- initial, introductory, original, preliminary, primary
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| definition 2: |
not to be changed; decisive.
My parents said their decision was final, so we won't be getting another dog.- antonyms:
- tentative
- similar words:
- decided, decisive, last
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| related words: |
latter, senior |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(often plural) the last sports contest in a series, played by the two best teams or players.
The team played well in the final, but they still lost.Their track team made it to the state finals.- synonyms:
- championship
- similar words:
- playoff
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| definition 2: |
the last test that students take in a school subject, which usually covers everything that was taught.
My sister is studying hard for her French final on Monday.- similar words:
- examination, test
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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:
-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, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, 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, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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