endings

epilogue

Concluding literary section

• denouementStory's final unraveling
• climaxPoint of greatest intensity
• final chapterLast section of book

conclusion · swan song · coda · postscript · curtain call · credits · finale · resolution · cliffhanger · plot resolution

finality

State of conclusive completion

• completionAct of finishing
• conclusionEnd or deduction
• wrap-upConcluding summary or review

culmination · settling · tying up · resolution · sealing · finishing · shutting down · winding up · consolidation · synthesis

aftermath

Results following an event

• consequenceResult of an action
• resultWhat follows a cause
• upshotFinal outcome

repercussion · aftereffect · ramification · fallout · ripple effect · knock-on effect · sequel · follow-up · corollary · implication

cancellation

Voiding of plans

• discontinuationFormal ending of something
• cessationA full stopping
• abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice

dissolution · expiration · halt · suspension · cutoff · shutdown · phaseout · discontinuance · revocation · annulment

mourning

Period following loss

• bereavementState following loss
• funeralService honoring the dead
• eulogyTribute for the dead

cremation · interment · grave · obituary · condolences · last rites · wake · epitaph · casket · burial

goodbye

Departing salutation

• partingAct of leaving another
• adieuFormal leave-taking
• valedictionFormal parting statement

leave-taking · sendoff · departure · au revoir · bon voyage · sayonara · cheerio · farewell speech · waving goodbye · final goodbye

• game contentDLC, expansions, quests, boss fights, levels
• inevitabilitiesdeath, mortality, taxes, fate, destiny
• game writingdialogue, strategy guides, walkthroughs, lore, backstory
• prose craftstyle, diction, word choice, pacing, narration
• temporalitytime, duration, past, present, future
• inflectioninflection, inflections, conjugation, declension, case