penultimate

adjective/pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/

Frequency rank: #11,922 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Second to last; coming immediately before the final one.

Illustration for the English word “penultimate”

Example sentence

The audience was on the edge of their seats during the penultimate episode of the series.

Synonyms & related words

  • second-to-last
  • next-to-last

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