Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the final analysis

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: in- the -fi-nal -anal-y-sis
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

All things considered; when all is said and done; in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.

Example Sentences

"I have not been personally in a conversation with anybody in the Astronaut Office that is antirobotic for some philosophical reason. They are a group of people who, in the final analysis, have the responsibility to get the job done."

Etymology

Calque of French en dernière analyse.

Inflected Forms

in the last analysis (alternative) in the ultimate analysis (alternative)

Synonyms

at bottom

Questions

What does in the final analysis mean?: All things considered; when all is said and done; in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.
Where does in the final analysis come from?: Calque of French en dernière analyse.

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