Synonyms for latter
ˈlæt ərlat·ter

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1. latteradjective

   Antonyms:
   aforementioned, former, aforesaid

2. latteradjective

   Antonyms:
   aforesaid, former, aforementioned

3. latteradjective

   Antonyms:
   former, aforesaid, aforementioned

4. latteradjective

   Antonyms:
   aforesaid, former, aforementioned

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. latter

   Synonyms:
   after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, posterior, subsequent, succeeding

   Antonyms:
   antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, prior

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1. latteradjective

   the second of two or the second mentioned of two

   "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"

   Antonyms:
   former

2. latter(a)adjective

   referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

   "in the latter case"

   Antonyms:
   former

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. latteradjective

   Synonyms:
   last mentioned (of two)

2. latteradjective

   Synonyms:
   recent, modern

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "latter":

   last, latest, second, past, recent, final, ultimate, later, iast

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1. Chilo:

   Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain the former vexes you for a time the latter will bring you lasting remorse.

2. Sanjeet Singh-Saluja:

   One of the pillars of the Sikh faith is Seva, which is service to mankind. I have always viewed my work at the MUHC as a chance for me to fulfill my faith's expectations of service, however, another pillar of the faith, as many of you know, is Kesh, which is the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally out of respect for the perfection of God's creation. In this time of pandemic, I am faced with an existential crisis as the latter has severely limited my ability to serve.

3. Donald H. Rumsfeld:

   Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - - the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones.

4. John Kennedy:

   The latter would be in the national interest. The former would be in the President's parochial interests and would be over the line.

5. Jerry Nadler:

   Hosting the G7 Summit at Doral implicates both the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, because it would entail United States to benefit the President, the latter potentially including both federal and state expenditures. More importantly, the Doral decision reflects perhaps the first publicly known instance in which foreign governments would be required to pay President Trump's private businesses in order to conduct business with the United States.