Definitions

finale

[fi-nal-ee, -nah-lee] / fɪˈnæl i, -ˈnɑ li /

NOUN

ending of an event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climax conclusion denouement

STRONG

afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff peroration summation termination wind-up

WEAK

blow off crowning glory end piece last act swan song

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement initiation introduction opening start

WEAK

debut first act

Example Sentences

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DAWSON’S FINALE: Peter Dawson downplayed his final British Open as chief executive of the R&A.;

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2015

SMITH’S FINALE?: 49ers defensive end Justin Smith might be done after a 14-year career.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2014

Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images While Dutch newspapers are predictably cock-a-hoop this morning about developments in South Africa – "FINALE!"

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2010

But, since it seems annoying and inopportune, I shall take my FINALE, and shall thus have a verbal P.P.C.—as you are leaving town, it seems, for Buxton so early in the morning.

From The Absentee by Edgeworth, Maria

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