Antonyms of noun latter

1 sense of latter

Sense 1
latter -- (the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today")
       Antonym of former (Sense 1)
      => former -- (the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun latter

1 sense of latter

Sense 1
latter -- (the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today")
       => second -- (following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second")

Antonyms of adj latter

1 sense of latter

Sense 1
latter (prenominal) (vs. former) -- (referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case")

former(prenominal) (vs. latter) -- (referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one")

Similarity of adj latter

1 sense of latter

Sense 1
latter (prenominal) (vs. former) -- (referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case")
       => last mentioned -- (the one most recently mentioned; "the last mentioned pianist")