FINAL

Pronunciation (US):

• FINAL (noun)
  The noun FINAL has 2 senses:

1. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
2. an examination administered at the end of an academic term

  Familiarity information: FINAL used as a noun is rare.

• FINAL (adjective)
  The adjective FINAL has 3 senses:

1. occurring at or forming an end or termination
2. conclusive in a process or progression
3. not to be altered or undone

  Familiarity information: FINAL used as an adjective is uncommon.

• FINAL (noun)

Meaning:

The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):

match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "final"):

cup final (the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley))

Holonyms ("final" is a part of...):

elimination tournament (a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds)

Meaning:

An examination administered at the end of an academic term

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

final exam; final examination; final

Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):

exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)

• FINAL (adjective)

Meaning:

Occurring at or forming an end or termination

Synonyms:

final; concluding; last; terminal

Context examples:

his concluding words came as a surprise / the final chapter / the last days of the dinosaurs / terminal leave

Similar:

closing (final or ending)

Meaning:

Conclusive in a process or progression

Synonyms:

final; net; last

Context examples:

the final answer / a last resort / the net result

Similar:

ultimate (furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme)

Meaning:

Not to be altered or undone

Synonyms:

final; last

Context examples:

the judge's decision is final / the arbiter will have the last say

Similar:

inalterable; unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)