Last, final, terminal, ultimate mean following all others (as in time, order, or importance) A final is the last game or contest in a series, which decides the overall winner. Last applies to something that comes at the end of a series but does not always imply that the series is completed or stopped
Final applies to that which definitely closes a series, process, or progress. In a series of events, things, or people, the final one is the last one, or the one that happens at the end Used when you are talking about what is most important or true in a situation
Forming or occurring at the end The final scene of a film. Happening or coming at the end Happening as a result happening at the end of a process
