finale

[fi-nal-ee, -nah-lee] / fɪˈnæl i, -ˈnɑ li /

NOUN

ending of an event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climax conclusion denouement

STRONG

afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff peroration summation termination wind-up

WEAK

blow off crowning glory end piece last act swan song

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement initiation introduction opening start

WEAK

debut first act

Example Sentences

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The show’s Season 7 finale aired in February.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

For the Riverside resident, this fight marks the career finale Rousey never had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

England have won their past 17 meetings with France in all competitions, but were pushed to within a point in a 43-42 victory in last year's Six Nations finale.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But however felicitously Ms. Peck gathers all her dancers into a climactic grouping, her finale is less a theatrical capstone than a busy sum of her ballet’s many parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The first sixteen kids who opened the door got an invite to their finale.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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