next-to-last

A form of next to last — Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

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penultimateintermediatejuniorthird-year
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Meanings

adjectivenext-to-last (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of next to last.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesecond last

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penultimateintermediate

adjectiveused of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

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juniorthird-yearintermediate
Also see
intermediatejuniorpenultimate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

next-to-last. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next-to-last

MLA

“next-to-last.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next-to-last. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “next-to-last,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next-to-last.

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