denouement
nounHow to pronounce denouement:
Definition of denouement:
- denouement (noun):
- the outcome of a complex sequence of events.
- the final outcome or solution in a play or other work
- the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
Synonyms for denouement:
aftermath
climax
conclusion
corollary
culmination
development
echo
effect
ending
fate
finale
implication
outcome
precipitate
product
repercussion
result
resultant
sequel
sequence
termination
upshot
Antonyms for denouement:
antecedent
anticlimax
beginning
causation
cause
commencement
excuse
exterior
exteriority
factor
foundation
initiation
introduction
occasion
opening
origin
outside
question
reason
source
start
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