grand finale

noun

: a climactic finale (as of an opera)

Synonyms

• capper
• close
• closing
• conclusion
• consummation
• end
• endgame
• ending
• finale
• finis
• finish
• homestretch
• mop-up
• windup
• wrap-up

Examples of grand finale in a Sentence

All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.

the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale

Recent Examples on the Web

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For the grand finale, contestants would be paired with local musicians and given a few hours to plan—or plan to improvise—a brief performance for whatever audience existed in Atlanta for this sort of thing. —Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Photo: Getty Images Last night saw the grand finale of a weekend crammed with celebrations of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand finale

• lethally
• verbally
• alley
• alli
• bally
• calli
• challis
• dally
• galley
• galli
• lally
• mallee