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

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

The expats’ lack of economic tact (and inadvertent lack of forthrightness) is also the center of the episode’s denouement. —Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024

Everything is soaked in stashes of harsh liquor and inadequately buried tensions, leading to an utterly go-for-broke, ambiguous denouement. —Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024

The novel’s denouement finds Lucy planning to stay on the farm to raise her child and David, humbled by an abortive attempt to return to Cape Town, working in the animal shelter near her property. —Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024