finale
Show's last act
Finale is the last part of something—a performance, competition, or series.
In music, it's the concluding movement of a symphony or the closing number of a show: The orchestra played the finale with tremendous energy.
A season finale ends a television season; a series finale ends the show entirely.
The grand finale is the most spectacular concluding moment: Fireworks lit up the sky in a grand finale.
Audience-demanded extra performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- ovationExtended audience applause
- bowRespectful forward inclination
spotlight · standing ovation · closing act · showstopper · last performance · farewell tour · last dance · closing song
End or deduction
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
windup · last act · swan song · farewell · sign-off · valediction · outro · coda
Gradual increase in loudness
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- peakUtmost height attained
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
summit · highpoint · showdown · turning point · watershed · breakthrough · cliffhanger · suspense
Sense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
settlement · payoff · completion · verdict · determination · tying up · answers · revelation
Closing musical passage
- movementChange in position
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
motif · refrain · orchestral · symphonic · closing theme · resolution
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- galaFestive formal occasion
- pageantStaged public display
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
grand · lavish · magnificent · splendor · pomp · dazzling · breathtaking · showpiece
encore
Audience-demanded extra performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- ovationExtended audience applause
bow · spotlight · standing ovation · closing act · showstopper · last performance · farewell tour · last dance · closing song
conclusion
End or deduction
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
endgame · windup · last act · swan song · farewell · sign-off · valediction · outro · coda · closing
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
zenith · summit · highpoint · showdown · turning point · watershed · breakthrough · cliffhanger · suspense · buildup
closure
Sense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
reconciliation · settlement · payoff · completion · verdict · determination · tying up · answers · revelation · catharsis
coda
Closing musical passage
reprise · motif · refrain · orchestral · symphonic · closing theme · resolution
extravaganza
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
spectacular · grand · lavish · magnificent · splendor · pomp · dazzling · breathtaking · showpiece · pyrotechnics
- Dance Worldballet company, jazz ensemble, touring company, repertory company, Alvin Ailey
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
- Concert Termsheadliner, opening act, headline act, main act, encore
- Dance Routinessolo routine, contemporary dance, modern dance, lyrical dance, recital piece
- dramatic momentsclimax, showdown, confrontation, revelation, twist
finalebeginning
Initial stage of something
opening · prologue · start · commencement · debut
finaleopening act
Preliminary concert performer
opening number · first act · exposition · setup · pilot episode
- final examConcluding course assessment
- final strawLimit-exceeding final burden
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
- final warningLast notice before action
- final sayUltimate deciding authority
- final daysConcluding period
final, finally, finalize, finalized, finality, finals, semifinal, finalise, finalizing