FINALES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

finales

noun

plural of finale

as in endings

the last part of a process or action the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks

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Recent Examples of finales Crafted by celebrity stylist Carl Bembridge, the same artist who informed her Season Seven beauty, the hair played with elements of finales past. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Season premieres and season finales. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The series launched with an hourlong pilot episode and also went hourlong with the Season 2 premiere and a couple of finales, including the series closer. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Kansas City is 2-4 in rubber games and 6-14 in series finales. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 Colbert’s goodbye — running some 17 minutes over — was ambitious in a way that other TV late night finales were not. — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026 This misery-making helped Hantz brute-force his way to two successive finales. — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026 And even though the season eventually ended with Ruben Studdard taking home the title, Aiken still finished runner up in one of the closest finales the show has seen. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 Thirty-six of those series reached a Game 7, with the 3-1 team posting a 23-13 record in the finales. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026

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Noun

By rejecting the myth of beginning again and the idea that endings are inherently meaningful, Luiselli highlights the fascination of the middle.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
The extremely popular series concluded with a whimper, as many viewed the final twist as one of the all-time worst television endings.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of endings

Noun

The intelligence findings were shown to the AP on condition that the services involved were not identified, and the news organization was not able to independently verify the findings’ conclusions.

— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Drawing definitive conclusions from pre-season is foolish — but Lacey has shown his close control, pace, and scored an excellent goal in the previous friendly against Rosenborg.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusions

Noun

Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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