Antonyms of adj last-ditch

1 sense of last-ditch

Sense 1
last-ditch -- (of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt")

INDIRECT (VIA ultimate) -> proximate -- (closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals")

Similarity of adj last-ditch

1 sense of last-ditch

Sense 1
last-ditch -- (of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt")
       => ultimate (vs. proximate) -- (furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life")