Synonyms of epilogues

epilogues

noun

variants also epilogs

plural of epilogue

as in sequels

a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition

—sometimes used figuratively

The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue.

His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.

Related Words

• sequels
• endings
• finales
• follow-ups
• appendixes
• closings
• endgames
• postscripts
• finishes
• codas
• consummations
• codicils
• wrap-ups
• windups
• conclusions
• cappers
• grand finales
• afterwords
• postludes
• excursuses
• aftermaths
• closes
• supplements
• ends
• climaxes
• finises
• culminations
• homestretches
• crescendos
• mop-ups
• capstones
• anticlimaxes
• summits
• tops
• pinnacles
• crowns
• apexes
• peaks
• zeniths
• meridians
• high-water marks
• copestones
• shanks
• tag ends
• tail ends
• acmes
• tip-tops
• coups de grâce

Dissimilar Words

• introductions
• prologues
• prefaces
• preludes
• forewords
• overtures
• preambles
• beginnings
• openings
• starts
• baselines
• dawns
• day ones
• nascencies
• nascences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of epilogues

Blooper reels, once common in comedy films, are fading from cinema partly due to the rise of dramatic post-credit epilogues and the shift from DVDs to streaming platforms, experts say. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026

Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026