last-ditchadjective
uk/ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ/us/ˌlæstˈdɪtʃ/also last-gasplast-ditch attempt/effort
an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed:
He resigned in a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Final and finally
- antepenultimate
- as a last resort idiom
- at the end of the day idiom
- back end
- back end
- concluding
- conclusion
- end
- eventual
- eventually
- final
- finally
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- next to last
- the last but one idiom
- ultimately
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