What is another word for finale?

Pronunciation: [fɪnˈɑːli] (IPA)

The word "finale" is often used to describe the conclusion of a performance, event or a work of art. However, there are several synonyms that can be used instead of finale. Some of the common synonyms for finale include conclusion, end, ending, finish, culminating point, and climax. These words can be used interchangeably to describe the final part of something. For example, the concluding act of a theatre performance, the end of a movie or the finish of a book can all be referred to using any of these synonyms. Using synonyms can add variety to your language and make your writing or speaking more interesting and engaging.

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What are the hypernyms for Finale?

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What are the opposite words for finale?

The term finale refers to the last part of a musical or theatrical performance, and is commonly used to describe the ending of a story, journey, or project. The antonyms for the word finale would be words that describe the beginning, middle, or continuation of a performance or journey. Some possible antonyms for finale could include opening, beginning, start, introduction, prologue, prelude, or dawn. Other antonyms for finale could include continuation, middle, extension, sequel, or ongoing. Each of these words carries a different connotation, and can be used to describe the stages that come before or after the final conclusion.

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Usage examples for Finale

Ah, the benediction at last-obviously the finale; that isn't the right technical word.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
It was just such an air as a band-master might select to impress the people favorably on his first appearance in a town; and every member did his best until the grand finale, which exhausted the powers of the organ.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
As a suitable finale to this dreadful tragedy, it is said that ten females were actually buried alive with the royal corpse; whilst all who witnessed the funeral were obliged to remain on the spot for a whole year.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham

Famous quotes with Finale

  • A voice expressing emotion in a musical way moves on. It's like the finale of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - the world turns in on itself, as a universe unto itself, in the shape of one human being.
    Dwight Yoakam
  • Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good!
    Florenz Ziegfeld
  • No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve in quality as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing it is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them.
    Alan B. Watts
  • Yet to enter approved memory is the "finale" described in the official Air Force history, a 1000-plane raid on civilian targets organized by General "Hap" Arnold to celebrate the war's end, five days after Nagasaki. According to survivors, leaflets were dropped among the bombs announcing the surrender.
    Noam Chomsky
  • On (BBC 1) Patrick Lichfield and Sacha Distel helped herd the beef. Even further down-market, (BBC 1) was hosted by Max Bygraves, who tried the time-honoured gimmick of singing the finale at the start. 'And if you doan like our finish / You doan have to stay for the show.' Thanks. Click.
    Clive James

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