last gasp

Speech parts

1. last gasp - Noun

2. last gasp - Adjective

Meaning

the point of death or exhaustion or completion

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

last-gasp

Synonyms

omega death last final consummation conclusion fate desperate curtain catastrophe cessation culmination agony frantic gasp
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Antonyms

firstly preliminaries first moment beginnings first stage very beginning
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Hypernyms

end ending

Examples

the last gasp of the cold war Source: Internet

Here is a breakdown of some of the 501(c)3s and 501(c)4s behind the spate of last-gasp, pro-Trump lawsuits nationwide. Source: Internet

His last-gasp remark before fading from the screen was that he would be pleased to come back any time to talk to CNN. Source: Internet

In another era — ancient Rome, perhaps, or 18th-century France — such profligacy might have been interpreted as the last gasp of a blinkered privileged class before the revolution. Source: Internet

Lagging in the polls and looking to regain the white, working-class dominance that narrowly delivered the Upper Midwest to him in 2016, Mr. Trump has made fracking something of a last gasp. Source: Internet

Dortmund's last-gasp win cut the gap behind Bayern to four points ahead of the seven-time defending champion's late game against visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

last frill Last Frontier last full measure last gasp last out last good bye last goodbye