Synonyms of penultimate

penultimate

adjective

as in final

formal occurring immediately before the last one; next to the last

the penultimate chapter of the book

the penultimate syllable of the word

Related Words

• final
• latest
• concluding
• latter
• following
• lowest
• eventual
• closing
• ultimate
• ensuing
• succeeding
• consequent
• terminal
• crowning
• lag
• terminating
• rearmost
• conclusive
• decisive
• farthest
• furthest
• bottommost
• remotest
• definitive
• hindmost
• lowermost
• furthermost
• outermost
• farthermost
• extreme
• nethermost
• utmost
• endmost
• outmost

Dissimilar Words

• first
• eminent
• premier
• superior
• initial
• beginning
• original
• earliest
• primary
• opening
• starting
• maiden
• foremost
• pioneer
• inaugural
• headmost
• leadoff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of penultimate

Clarkson told his manager, Kaleb Cooper, and his land agent, Charlie Ireland, in the penultimate episode of Clarkson’s Farm. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

In the penultimate episode, Tom discovers that centuries ago, the town’s founder, Richard Warren (Hamish Linklater) made a pact with a demonic entity to protect Widow’s Bay and the only way to destroy the pact is to wipe out his bloodline. — Barry Levitt, Time, 17 June 2026

As Whitaker explains to Langdon in Season 2’s penultimate episode, Robby’s the Professor of the ER and LaNasa’s Dana is the Skipper. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Everything was going swimmingly for the Cowboys until the day before their penultimate conference game, when a tragic plane crash took the lives of women's basketball coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

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