Foremost and Penultimate

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Foremost adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Usage example: when the foremost person in line tripped, everyone had to stop

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Penultimate is an antonym for foremost.

Penultimate adjective - Next to the last.

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Foremost is an antonym for penultimate.

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