latterEnglishOxford English Thesauruslatter adjective 1 the latter half of the season: later, hindmost, closing, end, concluding, final. 2 the latter years of the last century: latest, most recent, modern. 3 Russia chose the latter option: last-mentioned, second-mentioned, second of the two, second, last, later. ▷antonyms former, prior.latter Oxford Dictionary of English