DENOUEMENT Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of denouement 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 How did the virulent nationalism and fraught politics of France’s interwar period—no less racked by crisis than its nuclear-era dénouement—inform the artist’s approach to figure and form? —

Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 For a decade, viewers have cringed at Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke’s rocky relationship, the dénouement of which is currently playing out on season ten of Summer House. —

Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026 The denouement of the musical bears down, allowing both Barfee and Olive to bring the piece home, and where some of the show’s best music lives. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for denouement

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The Padres could try to get through Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles with Rodolfo Durán as their only true catcher and Ty France as the emergency backup.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026
But experts say that aside from spoiling a finale for fans, such bets could erode the very business of Hollywood.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026