capper

capper

noun

Definition of CAPPER

1

the last part of a process or action <the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself>

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

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)

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

2

something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming <she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls>

Synonyms capper, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crusher, topper

Related Words confutation, deathblow, knockout; determinant, factor