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add up to bring one to a logical conclusion; to make sense. [1/2 definitions]
add up to equal (a certain sum) or point to (a logical conclusion) when looked at together.
afterthought a thought that occurs after the conclusion of something, sometimes too late to be of use. [1/2 definitions]
anticlimax a disappointingly weak or ordinary conclusion or event, following events or statements that build expectations for something powerful or moving. [1/3 definitions]
apodosis in a conditional sentence, the clause that expresses the result or conclusion, sometimes beginning with "then". (Cf. protasis.)
beg the question to assume as true a conclusion to an argument and then present that conclusion as proof.
be over to be finished; to have reached a conclusion (sometimes used to indicate great finality or that all efforts to change the conclusion are useless).
bitter end the end or conclusion of an unpleasant process, situation, or activity (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions]
catastrophe a disastrous conclusion or ending. [1/3 definitions]
close an end; conclusion. [1/23 definitions]
coda a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. [1/2 definitions]
come to arrive at a particular result or conclusion (fol. by "to"). [1/14 definitions]
consequence the conclusion drawn from a logical argument; inference. [1/3 definitions]
consequent following as a logical conclusion; logically consistent or correct. [1/3 definitions]
consummation an ultimate conclusion; end. [1/3 definitions]
corollary a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. [1/4 definitions]
crown to bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion; complete worthily. [1/21 definitions]
culminate to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usu. fol. by "in"). [2 definitions]
data (used with a sing. or pl. verb) plural form of datum, an individual piece of information that is used to draw a conclusion.
datum an individual piece of information that is used to draw a conclusion. [1/2 definitions]
decide to arrive at a conclusion about or a settlement of; determine. [1/7 definitions]