Initial and Last

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 is an antonym for initial in topics: opening, beginning.

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

Initial is an antonym for last in topics: final, past.

Nearby Word: lasted

How words are described

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Both words in one sentence

  • Elsewhere, songwriters are credited with their first initial and last name.
  • Music / Starflyer 59 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.
  • Western Animation / Code Lyoko Dick (look at his middle initial and last name); this is confirmed by MoonScoop themselves.
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