grand finale

noun

: a climactic finale (as of an opera)

Synonyms of grand finale

• ending
• conclusion
• finale
• end
• culmination
• closing

Examples of grand finale in a Sentence

All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.

the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale

Recent Examples on the Web

Each participating theater is selling vouchers online and purchasing one locks in your seat for the grand finale. —Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025

Despite such a praiseworthy showing, Leavitt and Ballas were sent packing ahead of the season's grand finale. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025

Split into three release dates—four episodes on November 26, another three episodes on Christmas Day, and a grand finale on New Year’s Day—the final chapter of the Duffer Brothers’ supernatural saga marks the beginning of the end for the platform’s flagship series. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

Watch the first four episodes of the fifth season beginning this Wednesday, then stay tuned for the next three on Christmas Day, and the grand finale on New Year’s Eve. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand finale

• lethally
• verbally
• alley
• alli
• bally
• calli
• challis
• dally
• galley
• galli
• lally
• mallee