Synonyms of denouement

denouement

noun

variants also dénouement

as in finale

formal the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)

In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.

the competition's exciting denouement

Related Words

• finale
• ending
• conclusion
• sequel
• aftermath
• sequence
• outcome
• result
• upshot
• implication
• repercussion
• effect
• resultant
• fate
• product
• echo
• precipitate
• development
• corollary
• aftereffect
• backwash
• consequence
• issue
• child
• ramification
• outgrowth
• fruit
• fallout
• afterglow
• aftershock
• by-product
• side effect
• afterclap
• blowback
• offshoot
• spin-off
• ripple

Dissimilar Words

• consideration
• beginning
• factor
• basis
• ground
• base
• foundation
• mother
• stimulus
• determinant
• incentive
• spring
• source
• origin
• cause
• inspiration
• reason
• start
• groundwork
• impetus
• root
• occasion
• instigation
• antecedent
• causation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denouement

Not in the sense of maximising their chances of lifting the trophy, though defeats in the last two FA Cup finals have marked out Pep Guardiola’s side as surprisingly beatable at the denouement of this particular competition. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026

The series begins in 1933 when Gies takes a job working for Frank and follows her through the outbreak of the war, the ordeal of occupation and the melancholy denouement that sees Otto emerge as the lone survivor from the attic. — David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026