Synonyms of epilogue

epilogue

noun

variants also epilog

as in sequel

a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition

—sometimes used figuratively

The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue.

His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequel
• finale
• ending
• follow-up
• closing
• afterword
• endgame
• wrap-up
• coda
• finish
• consummation
• appendix
• conclusion
• postscript
• finis
• capper
• grand finale
• close
• codicil
• postlude
• homestretch
• windup
• excursus
• aftermath
• anticlimax
• end
• climax
• supplement
• mop-up
• crescendo
• capstone
• culmination
• summit
• apex
• top
• coup de grace
• high-water mark
• pinnacle
• zenith
• meridian
• peak
• crown
• tail end
• tag end
• tip-top
• shank
• acme
• copestone
• coup de grâce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• introduction
• preface
• prologue
• foreword
• preamble
• prelude
• overture
• beginning
• prolog
• opening
• start
• baseline
• dawn
• day one
• nascence
• nascency

Examples of epilogue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Killer Mike has announced a new, 10-track project billed as an epilogue to his 2023 album, Michael. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 July 2024

The epilogue of his survival tale was a plea for Americans to come together. —Eric Cortellessa/milwaukee, TIME, 19 July 2024

This sequence of events could have served as the perfect epilogue to Patrick Tyler's Fortress Israel. —Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2013

That epilogue was a last-minute addition to the movie after some test screenings for audiences, Mann says. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024