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peroration

[per-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌpɛr əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
epilogue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afterword coda postscript summation
STRONG
conclusion ending finale follow-up postlude sequel
WEAK
back matter concluding speech swan song
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement introduction opening start
WEAK
foreword preface
NOUN
finale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climax conclusion denouement
STRONG
afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff 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
NOUN
recapitulation
Synonyms
STRONG
summary
WEAK
reprise
NOUN
swan song
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farewell wind-up
WEAK
adieu climax closer coda conclusion crowning achievement crowning glory culmination dying words end piece envoi epilogue famous last words farewell performance final appearance final appearance or performance final gesture finis goodbye last act last hurrah last shot last words parting song
NOUN
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lecture
STRONG
allocution declamation descant discourse disquisition dissertation epilogue exhortation expatiation harangue homily monologue oration recitation screed sermon spiel
WEAK
chalk talk prelection
Antonyms
WEAK
listening silence
NOUN
utterance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assertion pronouncement
STRONG
announcement articulation asseveration declaration delivery discourse ejaculation expression opinion oration rant recitation remark reply response saying sentence speaking speech spiel statement talk vent verbalization vocalization vociferation voice word words
Antonyms
STRONG
listening question quiet request silence

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Before Churchill told the British in his celebrated peroration that "we shall never surrender," he had not spared them from the truth that they had suffered a "colossal military disaster".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Frank came to the stage with a detailed two-page peroration and zero intention of editing what he had to say.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2021

Unable to resist a quotable peroration, Gorsuch saved the best for last.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2021

But as Mr. Gaines delivered a speech that echoes Joyce’s beautiful peroration, I remained detached.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2016

By the time Cicero reaches his peroration, he has asked something in the order of fifty questions to Catiline—each designed to make his failure to go into voluntary banishment look bizarre and unnatural.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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