Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "penultimate" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

second

Coordinate Terms

antepenultimate preantepenultimate propreantepenultimate ultimate

Derived Terms

antepenultimate penultimately penultimatum preantepenultimate prepenultimate propenultimate propreantepenultimate

Derived From

ultimate

Context

linguistics math uk us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

syllable

Related Terms

peninitial penult ultimate

Related Terms

arbitrarily close collection curve degenerate denoting element end etc form immediately list next to last particularly penult pertaining preceding related relating second to last sequence thing ultimate

Similar Terms

intermediate intermediate

Synonym Network

next to last penult

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.