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Synonyms & Antonyms of epilogue
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for epilogue
- capper,
- close,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- grand finale,
- homestretch,
- mop-up,
- windup,
- wrap-up
- acme,
- apex,
- capstone,
- climax,
- copestone,
- coup de grâce
- (or coup de grace),
- crescendo,
- crown,
- culmination,
- high-water mark,
- meridian,
- peak,
- pinnacle,
- summit,
- tip-top,
- top,
- zenith
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