EPILOGUE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

epilogue

noun

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Definition of epilogue

as in sequel

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.

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Recent Examples of epilogue The book somewhat provocatively concludes after 1976 with a penultimate chapter on protest in the art world and an ultimate chapter on horizons for the future, along with a smart sharp epilogue. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 If Mitchell’s resolution to his script’s dangling questions feels somewhat rote, a graceful epilogue leaps several decades forward to end matters on an interesting, unexpected note. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion. — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 In the film’s epilogue, Charlie takes the train to see Nick at Leeds. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for epilogue

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Noun

Stallone returned to his typewriter (or, presumably by this time, laptop) in 2006 to revisit Rocky Balboa for the sequel of the same name, and the project seems to have reignited something in the writer’s artistic soul.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Japanese distributor Transformer gave both features a theatrical run in Japan, opening the original in June 2021 and the sequel four years later in July 2025.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of sequel

Noun

Former Sounders midfielder Nico Lodeiro holds the record for a regular-season finale, scoring in 24 seconds for Seattle in 2022.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Liufau is slated to make his season debut on Sunday against the Colts after fracturing his forearm in the team’s preseason finale.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of finale

Noun

This script justifies that lame happy ending with a clever idea about the radiation sickness that results from suffering a blast of the creature’s atomic breath.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Club Kid takes some surprising turns on the way to its delicately shaded ending.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

The closing lines about Cuervo Gold and the fine Colombian are the song’s most famous, for good reason.

— Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch.

— Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of closing

Noun

Sonny Rollins, who died the month before the volume came out, and Kurt Elling contribute forewords and afterwords.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The book ends with an afterword in which Wong remembers his own childhood move from Hong Kong to Canada.

— Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of afterword

Noun

Despite seeking international support and launching a new military offensive, Saudi Arabia faces a conflict with no clear endgame, as fragmented allies and unresolved regional tensions make a lasting solution hard to achieve.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
But the Iran example – and particularly the ongoing episodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz – is one of the best illustrations today of how merely invoking credibility to act is not the same as having an overall endgame strategy.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of endgame

Noun

The mysterious client is clearly the original model for Ultron’s human form and the character who’s finally going to reveal, in the wrap-up episode, what’s really been going on this whole time.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
The $511 million Fix50 project is expected to wrap-up at the end of the month, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting, after nearly a year and a half of delays and almost $100 million over its original budget.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrap-up

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