Last
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Last adjective – Following all others of the same kind in order or time. Preceding is a synonym for last in previous topic. In some cases you can use "Preceding" instead an adjective "Last", when it comes to topics like near.
Nearby Word: lasted
Synonyms for Last
Preceding
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Preceding adjective – Going before another in time or order. Last is a synonym for preceding in near topic. Sometimes you can use "Last" instead an adjective "Preceding".
Nearby Words: precede, precedent, precedence, preceded
Synonyms for Preceding
Things that words describes
| part | last part | preceding part |
| scene | last scene | preceding scene |
| stage | last stage | preceding stage |
| panel | last panel | preceding panel |
| Other nouns: line, episode, season, level, game, chapter, book, album, fight, battle, night, year, song, day, film, minutes, war, movie, arc, years, books, chapters, seasons, moments, episodes. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In the vein, an age-regressed Reimu is the last shrine maiden of Gensokyo, especially since her mother, Reiko, the preceding shrine maiden, had died in 20XXIV
Source: Last of His Kind - Brawl's story mode, The Subspace Emissary, Sonic the Hedgehog makes his first appearance at the last possible second, showing up in the cutscene immediately preceding the final boss.
Source: Last Episode, New Character -
Schrödinger's Butterfly: The big brain hump of this movie is wondering which is real; the last half hour, or everything preceding it?
Source: Film / Mulholland Dr.
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Preceding and Last. (2016). Retrieved 2022, May 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/last/preceding
Last & Preceding. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/last/preceding>.
Preceding or Last. 2016. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/last/preceding.
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