FINAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does final mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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)
