Synonyms of denouement

denouement

noun

variants also dénouement

as in finale

formal the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)

In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.

the competition's exciting denouement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finale
• ending
• conclusion
• sequel
• aftermath
• sequence
• outcome
• result
• upshot
• implication
• repercussion
• effect
• resultant
• fate
• product
• echo
• precipitate
• development
• corollary
• aftereffect
• backwash
• consequence
• issue
• ramification
• child
• outgrowth
• fruit
• fallout
• afterglow
• side reaction
• aftershock
• side effect
• by-product
• afterclap
• blowback
• offshoot
• spin-off
• ripple

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consideration
• beginning
• factor
• basis
• ground
• base
• foundation
• mother
• stimulus
• determinant
• incentive
• spring
• source
• origin
• cause
• inspiration
• reason
• start
• groundwork
• impetus
• root
• occasion
• instigation
• antecedent
• causation

Examples of denouement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What the lama has in mind for the arms remains uncertain until the film’s denouement. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 July 2024

But finally this fictive mystery doesn’t say much about homelessness or anything else, wasting its offbeat setting on a supernatural denouement that boasts two major twists. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024

There was always a risk that the chaos that blighted the denouement would have occurred in any withdrawal. —Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022

The entire denouement at the airport is a diversion from the tone of most of the rest of the action-adventure flick — an intentional shift, says Powell. —Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 19 July 2024