POSTSCRIPT Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

postscript

noun

Definition of postscript

as in epilogue

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Recent Examples of postscript The film’s postscript reveals that Keith Siegel was freed in February 2025. — Barry Levitt, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 And a postscript notes that at one time there were 6,000 Shakers; that number has dwindled to 2. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026 There are four postscripts at the end of The End of an Era, Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries about her time on the last leg of the Eras Tour. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2025 Though the dog’s reaction has become the standout postscript to the finale, fans across the platform shared in the admiration for Earle’s emotional final performances. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript

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Noun

In any case, the epilogue sticks the landing and allows audiences to leave the theater feeling riled up rather than hopeless.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Even if the movie gets a bit crazy in an apocalyptic epilogue, its picture of bourgeois smugness due for a takedown is delicious.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of epilogue

Noun

The Italian coda is sweet, allowing Pariser to redeem the concept of love from the cynicism of a world wary of romance.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Even Deramas himself makes an appearance near the film’s coda, in which the director bristles at Ina for interrupting his shooting set.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of coda

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The race toward nuclear energy faced a major setback in 1979, with the meltdown at Three Mile Island; dozens of projects were canned in the aftermath.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
First created in the aftermath of the Vietnam War as a way to hold a president accountable for military actions, the war powers act has long posed a test of the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of aftermath

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The greatest World Cup semifinals round ever (said me, and others) began as a bit of an anticlimax with France and Mbappe made to all-but-disappear in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Spain in Dallas.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
For all the protesting and political fervor, the universe chose an anticlimax, and the match finished in a 1-1 draw.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of anticlimax

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