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also dénouements
plural of denouement
Synonyms & Antonyms of denouements
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
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for denouements
- echoes
- (also echos),
- implications,
- repercussions
- aftereffects,
- aftermaths,
- backwashes,
- children,
- conclusions,
- consequences,
- corollaries,
- developments,
- effects,
- endings,
- fates,
- finales,
- fruits,
- issues,
- outcomes,
- outgrowths,
- precipitates,
- products,
- resultants,
- results,
- sequels,
- sequences,
- upshots
- blowbacks,
- by-products
- (or byproducts),
- fallouts,
- offshoots,
- ripples,
- side effects
- (also side reactions),
- spin-offs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for denouements
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“Denouements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouements. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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