fairy-tale ending
Happily ever after
A fairy-tale ending is a conclusion where everything works out happily, like the "happily ever after" of children's stories.
The phrase often carries a note of skepticism—real life rarely wraps up so neatly: Don't expect a fairy-tale ending.
When sincere, it describes outcomes that seem almost too good to be true: Against all odds, their reunion was a fairy-tale ending.
Idyllic permanent resolution
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- epilogueConcluding literary section
climax · storybook · closure · conclusion · final chapter · wrap-up · culmination · curtain call
Idyllic permanent resolution
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
redemption · blessing · fortune · idyllic · joy · contentment · prosperity · miracle
happily-ever-after
Idyllic permanent resolution
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- finaleConcluding part of performance
epilogue · climax · storybook · closure · conclusion · final chapter · wrap-up · culmination · curtain call · last page
happily-ever-after
Idyllic permanent resolution
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
triumph · redemption · blessing · fortune · idyllic · joy · contentment · prosperity · miracle · destiny
fairy-tale endingtragic ending
Story concludes in disaster
sad ending · nightmare scenario · bitter end · tragedy · bad ending
fairy-tale endingharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
grim reality · rude awakening · anticlimactic ending · reality check · unvarnished truth
fairy-tale endingambiguous ending
Conclusion lacking definite resolution
bittersweet ending · anticlimactic ending · open ending · moral ambiguity · cliffhanger