100 Other Words for “Conclusion”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Abridgment	Shortened ending summary.
2.	Afterword	Closing section after main text.
3.	Analysis	Reasoned examination leading to judgment.
4.	Answer	Resolved response to a question.
5.	Appraisal	Final assessment of worth or quality.
6.	Arrival	Reaching the final point.
7.	Assumption	Accepted inference drawn from evidence.
8.	Bottom line	Essential final point or outcome.
9.	Breach	Final break in an ongoing matter.
10.	Breakthrough	Decisive end to uncertainty.
11.	Capstone	Finishing touch; crowning element.
12.	Cessation	Act of stopping; ending.
13.	Close	End; bringing to an end.
14.	Closeout	Final disposal; ending phase.
15.	Closing remarks	Final spoken summary.
16.	Closure	Sense of completion or resolution.
17.	Clue	Key indication leading to inference.
18.	Coda	Concluding passage or section.
19.	Consequence	Result that follows events.
20.	Culmination	Highest point; final result.
21.	Decision	Final choice after consideration.
22.	Deduction	Inference drawn by reasoning.
23.	Denouement	Final outcome of a narrative.
24.	Dénouement	Final resolution of the plot.
25.	Determination	Settled decision; firm conclusion.
26.	Diagnosis	Identified end-result of evaluation.
27.	Discovery	Finding that resolves inquiry.
28.	Disposition	Final settlement of a matter.
29.	End	Final point; termination.
30.	End point	Point where something finishes.
31.	Endgame	Final stage of a process.
32.	Ending	Last part; termination.
33.	Endnote	Note placed at the end.
34.	Epilogue	Closing section after the story.
35.	Epitome	Condensed final gist.
36.	Estimate	Final judgment of value or amount.
37.	Evaluation	Judgment formed after review.
38.	Exhaustion	Running out; reaching an end.
39.	Exit	Way out; final departure.
40.	Explanation	Account that settles uncertainty.
41.	Fallout	Resulting outcome after events.
42.	Final	Last part; definitive end.
43.	Finale	Last part of a performance.
44.	Finality	State of being settled.
45.	Finding	Result reached by inquiry.
46.	Finish	End point; completion.
47.	Forecast	Projected end result or outcome.
48.	Formulation	Stated result of reasoning.
49.	Full stop	Complete end; no continuation.
50.	Inference	Conclusion drawn from evidence.
51.	Issue	Result produced by events.
52.	Judgment	Final opinion after deliberation.
53.	Key takeaway	Main point carried away.
54.	Last act	Final portion of a drama.
55.	Last step	Final action in a process.
56.	Last stop	Final stage or endpoint.
57.	Last word	Final statement on a matter.
58.	Lesson	What is learned in the end.
59.	Logline	Summarizing line that wraps up.
60.	Main point	Central concluding idea.
61.	Net result	Overall outcome after accounting.
62.	Outcome	Result at the end.
63.	Outturn	Final result or yield.
64.	Over	Finished; ended.
65.	Parting shot	Final pointed remark.
66.	Parting words	Final words before ending.
67.	Payoff	Rewarding result; resolution.
68.	Peroration	Concluding part of a speech.
69.	Postlude	Closing passage after main piece.
70.	Postmortem	Review after completion or failure.
71.	Prognosis	Expected final course or result.
72.	Punchline	Final line delivering the point.
73.	Recap	Brief summary at the end.
74.	Reckoning	Settling accounts; final judgment.
75.	Recommendation	Advised course after analysis.
76.	Resolution	Settled outcome; decision.
77.	Result	End product; outcome.
78.	Retrospect	Looking back to sum up.
79.	Ruling	Authoritative final decision.
80.	Run-out	Exhaustion; reaching the end.
81.	Run-through	Summary review to wrap up.
82.	Sequel hook	Ending hinting what comes next.
83.	Settlement	Final agreement or resolution.
84.	Shutdown	Cessation of operations.
85.	Shutoff	Turning off; ending activity.
86.	Sign-off	Formal ending of a message.
87.	Solution	Answer that resolves a problem.
88.	Stop	Cessation; end.
89.	Stopping point	Place where something ends.
90.	Summary	Brief restatement of main points.
91.	Summation	Final summary of arguments.
92.	Synthesis	Combined view leading to result.
93.	Takeaway	Point to remember at the end.
94.	Terminal point	Absolute end point.
95.	Termination	Act of ending; cessation.
96.	The end	Final closing point.
97.	Tie-up	Neat finishing of loose ends.
98.	Total	Overall final amount or result.
99.	Ultimate	Final; last in a series.
100.	Upshot	Final outcome; result.