finales
Shows' last scenes
Finales is the plural of finale, the concluding part of a performance, composition, or series of events.
A symphony has four movements; the last is the finale.
Television shows build toward season finales.
The word suggests something climactic or culminating: The fireworks display was a fitting finale to the celebration.
Opera finales often feature the entire cast.
Concluding portions
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- completionAct of finishing
termination · farewell · swan-song · send-off · goodbye · sign-off · closing · wind-down
Gradual increase in loudness
- culminationHighest or final point
- peakUtmost height attained
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
highpoint · zenith · intensity · surge · explosion · eruption · cliffhanger · showdown
Concluding literary section
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- aftermathResults following an event
consequences · fallout · reconciliation · catharsis · clarification · outcomes · realization · explanation
Explosive light displays
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
fanfare · theatrics · showmanship · performance · confetti · encore · bow · applause
Competition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
elimination · bracket · showdown · victory · defeat · upset · tiebreaker · overtime
endings
Concluding portions
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
completion · termination · farewell · swan-song · send-off · goodbye · sign-off · closing · wind-down · parting
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
- culminationHighest or final point
- peakUtmost height attained
- apexUppermost point or culmination
pinnacle · highpoint · zenith · intensity · surge · explosion · eruption · cliffhanger · showdown · buildup
epilogue
Concluding literary section
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
aftermath · consequences · fallout · reconciliation · catharsis · clarification · outcomes · realization · explanation · payoff
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
pyrotechnics · fanfare · theatrics · showmanship · performance · confetti · encore · bow · applause · celebration
championship
Competition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
quarterfinals · elimination · bracket · showdown · victory · defeat · upset · tiebreaker · overtime · penalties
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- music partssolos, duets, arias, overtures, codas
- TV listingschannel guide, program guide, show listings, channel lineup, programming schedule
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- crowd pleaserscrowd pleaser, encores, crowd favorite, standing ovations, fan favorite
finalesbeginnings
Initial stages of something
openings · starts · introductions · premieres · commencements
finalesexpositions
Large public exhibitions
setups · origin stories · cold opens · establishment · teasers
- 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, finale, finalize, finalized, finality, finals, finalizing, finalization