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

After shooting fireworks in the street in front of his house for more than an hour, Decastro lit the $400 device as a grand finale, prosecutors said. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

The grand finale, with two outs in the ninth … For the first time since the first batter of the night, a Pirate crossed home plate on this, the final play of this game. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 June 2026

New York City is hosting eight World Cup matches, including the grand finale, at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and Mamdani revealed the city is up for the security challenge. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026

The King, 77, led members of his family in taking in the sights and cheers of the crowd massed below as Trooping the Colour had its grand finale on Saturday, June 13. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand finale

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