Initial
Initial adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: you've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question
Last
Last adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.
Usage example: last one in the pool is a rotten egg
Nearby Word: lasted
How words are described
| last | last initial | last last |
Both words in one sentence
- Elsewhere, songwriters are credited with their first initial and last name.
Source: Last Name Basis / Music -
Only Known by Initials: First on The Fashion Focus, then on Leave Here a Stranger and every album since, the band members are only credited by their first initial and last name.
Source: Music / Starflyer 59 -
Dick (look at his middle initial and last name); this is confirmed by MoonScoop themselves.
Source: Western Animation / Code Lyoko
Cite this Source
Last and Initial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/initial/last
Initial & Last. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/initial/last>.
Last or Initial. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/initial/last.
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