Thesaurus: final

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1. a. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.
2. a. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
3. a. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
4. adj. occurring at or forming an end or termination
5. adj. conclusive in a process or progression
6. adj. not to be altered or undone
7. n. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
8. n. an examination administered at the end of an academic term
9. 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. Milton. 2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. Final cause. See under Cause. Syn. -- Final, Conclusive, Ultimate. Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
10. j:82/n:18 n. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament s. conclusive in a process or progression s. not to be altered or undone