Final and Leading

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Final adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.

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Leading is an antonym for final.

Nearby Words: finalize, finale, finalise, finally, finality

Leading adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Final is an antonym for leading in chief topic.

Nearby Words: lead, leader, leadership, leaded

The girl so obviously the final girl ends up being an evil bitch involved in the killing, whereas the hunky leading male is revealed to be a virgin and ends up being a final boy.

Source: Final Girl
Instead, you essentially become the final boss as every other faction in the game teams up to take your mutated ass down, leading to a whole different game ending should you win.

Source: No Final Boss for You
The final level, and indeed the final boss in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 takes place on a gigantic elevator leading to nowhere.

Source: Elevator Action Sequence

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