final acts
Last parts performed
Final acts are the last actions performed before an ending—whether of a life, a performance, or a period of time.
In theater, the final act is the last segment of a play: The final act tied everything together.
More broadly, final acts suggest concluding gestures or decisive moves: His final acts as president were controversial.
The phrase often carries weight, implying these actions define or summarize what came before.
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closing chapterFinal portion of something
- completionAct of finishing
- swan songFinal work or performance
culmination · execution · epilogue · last act · valediction · cessation · last words · coup de grâce · outcome · last hurrah · requiem · ends · curtain call · denouement · climaxes · endpoint · terminal · farewell
final actsprologues
Introductory parts of works
preludes · overtures · curtain raisers · openers · beginnings
final actsexposition
Systematic explanatory presentation
prologues · setup · introductions · beginnings · introduction
final actsdebuts
Initial public appearances
opening moves · beginnings · first steps · starting points · origins
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