coup de grâce

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of COUP DE GRÂCE

something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming <the prosecutor presented his coupe de grâce—a videotape of the beating>

Synonyms capper, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crusher, topper

Related Words confutation, deathblow, knockout; determinant, factor

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