finale

fi·na·le

noun \fə-ˈna-lē, fi-ˈnä-\

Definition of FINALE

: the close or termination of something: as

a : the last section of an instrumental musical composition

b : the closing part, scene, or number in a public performance

c : the last and often climactic event or item in a sequence

Examples of FINALE

1. She sung a very difficult song for the finale.
2. <the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks>

Origin of FINALE

Italian, from finale, adjective, final, from Latin finalis

First Known Use: 1774

Related to FINALE

Synonyms

capper, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms

baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Related Words

acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript; shank, tag end, tail end

Near Antonyms

foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog)

Rhymes with FINALE

Aunt Sally, bialy, blind alley, crevalle, Death Valley, Nepali, tomalley, trevally