finis

noun

ˈfi-nəs How to pronounce finis (audio)
Definition of finisnext
as in ending
the last part of a process or action if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finis
  1. ending
  2. conclusion
  3. end
  4. finale
  5. finish
  6. culmination
  7. closing
Noun
  • Spanish police have recovered three religious artworks stolen from churches in Valladolid over the summer, bringing the case one step closer to a miraculously happy ending.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lil’ Randy shouts repeatedly as he is hauled off, a great ending to a pretty great episode.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • But viewers had already seen Rosalía in them minutes earlier, at the conclusion of her one appearance in a comedy sketch.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The report’s main conclusion was that two years ago, the DeSantis team diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • The final scene was shot on Marina Beach at the end of a rough day, in a window of just a few hours.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • In 1991, Saint Laurent closed his fall-winter 1991 Rive Gauche runway show with a finale parade rendered almost entirely in gold fabrics.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fans have been eager for updates about season three after the season two finale set the stage for major star arcs to advance.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of finale
Noun
  • The tiny corner kitchen has been updated with white cabinetry and a tiled backsplash, while there’s more new white finishes in the bathroom.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, on red carpets around the globe, A-listers kept up the momentum all week long, choosing architectural designs with textural, high-impact finishes.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of finish
Noun
  • The Swiss watchmaker and the Met marked the culmination of their inaugural artisan residency on Friday, unveiling three works that extend traditional craft into new forms of expression.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier, Sefcovic had said the talks this week were the culmination of three months of intensive work.
    — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of culmination
Noun
  • Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing
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“Finis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finis. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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