grand finale

grand finale

noun

Definition of GRAND FINALE

: a climactic finale (as of an opera)

Examples of GRAND FINALE

1. All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.
2. <the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale>

First Known Use of GRAND FINALE

1800

Related to GRAND FINALE

Synonyms: capper, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, 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)

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Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue