Synonyms & related words for penult

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of penult. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to penult

Explore words related to penult — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include penultima, penultimate, antepenult, antepenultimate, paroxytonic, antepenultima, paroxytone, miurus. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does penult come from?

The word penult breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pen-, from Latin paene (“almost”); and ult, from Latin ultimus (“last”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.