Difference between Last and Penultimate

LAST vs PENULTIMATE: NOUN

A person's dying act; the last thing a person can do
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
The concluding parts of an event or occurrence
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.
A wooden pattern or model of the human foot, on which shoes are formed.
Fault.
A burden; a load; a cargo.
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value; hence, a particular weight or measure, varying in amount in different localities and for different commodities.
Power of holding out; endurance; stamina.
One that is at the end or last.
The end.
The final mention or appearance.
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
The temporal end; the concluding time
The last or lowest in an ordering or series
The time at which life ends; continuing until dead

A next-to-last syllable in a linguistic unit.
This sense?) A next-to-last thing.
The penult.
That member of a series which is the last but one; specifically, the last syllable but one of a word.
In whist and bridge, the lowest but one of a suit.
The next to last syllable in a word
The next to the last.

Administered just before death.
Used as an intensive.
Highest in extent or degree
Occurring at the time of death
Lowest in rank or importance
Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Conclusive in a process or progression
Being the latest possible.
The least desirable or suitable.
Least likely or expected.
Not to be altered or undone
Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive.
In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
Occurring at or forming an end or termination
Being, coming, or placed after all others; final.
Being the only one left.
Just past; most recent.
Most up-to-date; newest.
Highest in extent or degree; utmost.
Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life.
Most unlikely or unsuitable

A person's dying act
The concluding time
The temporal end
A person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
Continue to live and avoid dying
Persist for a specified period of time
Immediately past
For the last time; on the last occasion before the present time.
The final thing a person can do
At the end of the series; after all others.
To find fault with; blame.
To continue unimpaired; remain fresh, unfaded, or unspoiled; continue to be available or serviceable; wear well: as, this color will last.
To hold out; continue unexhausted or unconsumed; escape failure or loss.
To continue to be; remain in existence; continue in progress.
To extend; reach.
To follow out; carry out; perform; do.
To form on or by a last; fit to a last, as the materials for a boot or shoe.
In conclusion; finally; lastly.
The time at which life ends
Continuing until dead
Continue to live through hardship or adversity
(idiom) (at long last) After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay.
(idiom) (at last) After a considerable length of time; finally.

Second last
Immediately preceding that member of a series which is the last; next before the last; being the last but one: as, the penultimate syllable; the penultimate joint. Compare antepenultimate.

Latter, Close, Concluding, Finale, Finish, Latest, Lowest, Finally, End, Penultimate, Worst, Final, Late, Later, Past

Seventeenth, Second, Thirteenth, Ninth, Eleventh, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Sixth, Final, Penultima, Penult, Next to last, Last

Unlikely, Latter, Close, Concluding, Finale, Finish, Latest, Lowest, End, Penultimate, Worst, Final, Late, Later, Past

Fourteenth, Fourth, Seventeenth, Second, Thirteenth, Ninth, Eleventh, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Sixth, Final, Next to last, Last

The last to exercise that authority was Jimmy Carter; the last to receive it was Ronald Reagan.
This Addendum is effective upon receipt of the last approval necessary and the affixing of the last signaturerequired.
Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
Lenders commonly request anywhere from the last three months to the last three years of bank statements.
Agents that are growing know how many quotes they received today, yesterday, this week, last week, last quarter; well, you get the picture.
Over the last ten years we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century.
The licence will last for five years from the date the HMO was last registered.
Act, was proposed last year and was introduced by Congress last week.
Yeah, so last, as Mike stated, last fiscal year, we had four schools in First Day Complete.
The search continues for a missing Atlanta mom last seen in South Florida last month.