Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of last straw.
“This is the final straw AI,” he wrote in an Instagram story.
2023 April 18, Laura Snapes, quoting Drake, “AI song featuring fake Drake and Weeknd vocals pulled from streaming services”, in The Guardian, →ISSN1 more example
This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a "clear-cut sackable offence".
2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25Synonyms: last straw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of last straw.
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final straw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20straw
“final straw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20straw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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