Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun finale
3 senses of finale
Sense 1
finale, coda -- (the closing section of a musical composition)
=> conclusion, end, close, closing, ending -- (the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...")
Sense 2
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season")
=> end, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
Sense 3
finale, close, closing curtain, finis -- (the concluding part of any performance)
=> finish, finishing -- (the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause")