Close and Finale

Close

Close noun - The temporal end; the concluding time.
Usage example: they were playing better at the close of the season

Finale is a synonym for close in end topic. In some cases you can use "Finale" instead a noun "Close", when it comes to topics like start, culmination, ending.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Finale

Finale noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks

Close is a synonym for finale in end topic. You can use "Close" instead a noun "Finale", if it concerns topics such as climax, start, ending of an event.

Nearby Words: final, finality, finalist

How words are described

good good close good finale
nice nice close nice finale
brief brief close brief finale
perfect perfect close perfect finale
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, big, satisfying, great, major, bloody, last, bittersweet.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Xenoblade Chronicles X In both Xenoblade games, there is a boss battle near the end of the game against a close ally who was Evil All Along who is the last major boss before the finale.
  • Trolling Creator Trolls to the end, they managed to close out the series finale with one last jab at the shippers.
  • Skepticism Failure In the finale of season 4 of NCIS, Tony's girlfriend Jeanne (a doctor) sees a little girl wandering around alone in the hospital several times, often close to people who end up dying soon.
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