/ Thesaurus / N Synonyms of next to last Find synonyms for: Adjective1. penultimate, next-to-last, intermediate (vs. terminal)usage: next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"2. junior(prenominal), third-year, next-to-last, intermediate (vs. terminal)usage: used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language