grand finale
Show's spectacular ending
The grand finale is the climactic final act of a performance or event—fireworks closing a show, the last number in a musical, the culminating scene of a spectacle.
The phrase emphasizes scale and drama: The concert ended with a grand finale featuring the full orchestra and chorus.
Figuratively, any impressive conclusion: She retired with a grand finale, breaking three records in her last race.
Gradual increase in loudness
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- peakUtmost height attained
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- culminationHighest or final point
zenith · high point · crowning moment · denouement · last act · swan song · capstone · showpiece
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
culmination · zenith · high point · crowning moment · denouement · last act · swan song · capstone · showpiece · centerpiece
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
display · pageantry · flourish · parade · gala · carnival · festival · confetti · streamers · light show
grand finaleopening act
Preliminary concert performer
opening number · overture · introduction · prologue · prelude
grand finaleanticlimactic ending
Resolution that disappoints expectations
whimper · anticlimax · fizzle · letdown · damp squib
grand, final, finally, finale, finalize, finalized, finality, finalist, semifinal