Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun denouement

2 senses of denouement

Sense 1
denouement -- (the outcome of a complex sequence of events)
       => result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination -- (something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio")

Sense 2
denouement -- (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
       => solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent -- (a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places")