'Final' definitions:
Definition of 'final'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: concluding, final, last, terminal]
adjective
Conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net]
adjective
Not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: final, last]
noun
The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
noun
An examination administered at the end of an academic term [syn: final examination, final exam, final]
Definition of 'Final'
From: GCIDE
- Final \Fi"nal\ (f[imac]"nal), a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.]
- 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. [1913 Webster]
- Yet despair not of his final pardon. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. [1913 Webster]
- Final cause. See under Cause.
- Syn: Final, Conclusive, Ultimate.
- Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'final'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- adducible,
- admissible,
- admitting no exception,
- all-out,
- attestative,
- attestive,
- audition,
- authentic,
- based on,
- binding,
- blue book,
- boundary,
- categorical,
- caudal,
- certain,
- circumstantial,
- clear,
- closing,
- collateral,
- coming,
- complete,
- completing,
- completive,
- completory,
- compulsory,
- concluding,
- conclusive,
- consequent,
- consequential,
- consummative,
- contingent,
- convincing,
- crowning,
- culminating,
- cumulative,
- damning,
- decided,
- decisive,
- decretory,
- definite,
- definitive,
- departing,
- derivational,
- derivative,
- determinate,
- determinative,
- dictated,
- documentary,
- documented,
- downright,
- end,
- ending,
- endmost,
- ensuing,
- entailed,
- entire,
- eventual,
- evidential,
- evidentiary,
- ex parte,
- exam,
- examen,
- examination,
- explicit,
- express,
- extreme,
- eye-witness,
- factual,
- farewell,
- farthest,
- final examination,
- finalizing,
- finishing,
- firsthand,
- fixed,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- following,
- founded on,
- fulfilling,
- global,
- great go,
- grounded on,
- hard-and-fast,
- hearing,
- hearsay,
- hindmost,
- honors,
- immutable,
- imperative,
- implicit,
- imposed,
- inappealable,
- incontrovertible,
- indicative,
- indirect,
- indisputable,
- irrefutable,
- irresistible,
- irreversible,
- irrevocable,
- lag,
- last,
- latest,
- latter,
- leaving,
- limiting,
- mandated,
- mandatory,
- material,
- midsemester,
- midterm,
- must,
- nuncupative,
- obligatory,
- oral,
- oral examination,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- outward-bound,
- overwhelming,
- parting,
- peremptory,
- perfect,
- polar,
- positive,
- prelim,
- prescript,
- prescriptive,
- presumptive,
- probative,
- quiz,
- reliable,
- required,
- resultant,
- resulting,
- round,
- secondary,
- sequacious,
- sequent,
- sequential,
- settled,
- significant,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- suggestive,
- sure,
- symptomatic,
- tail,
- take-home examination,
- telling,
- terminal,
- terminating,
- terminative,
- test,
- total,
- trial,
- tripos,
- ultimate,
- unalterable,
- unanswerable,
- unchangeable,
- uncircumscribed,
- unconditional,
- unconditioned,
- undoubting,
- unequivocal,
- unhampered,
- unhesitating,
- unlimited,
- unmistakable,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unquestioning,
- unreserved,
- unrestricted,
- unwaivable,
- utter,
- valedictory,
- valid,
- viva,
- weighty,
- whole,
- without appeal,
- without exception,
- without reserve,
- written,
- written examination
Words containing 'Final'
- Finale,
- Finalities,
- Finality,
- Finally,
- finalization,
- finalize,
- finalized,
- finalizing,
- Final cause,
- Final process,
- cup final,
- final cut,
- final decision,
- final exam,
- final examination,
- final injunction,
- final judgment,
- final payment,
- final period,
- final perseverance,
- final result,
- final solution,
- final stage,
- final stroke,
- judgment the final