WIND UP Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of wind up

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time

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as in to stop

to come to an end her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

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windup

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noun

ˈwīnd-ˌəp

as in ending

the last part of a process or action wait until the windup of your sales pitch before giving up any information about the product's price point

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Recent Examples of wind up

Verb

But, in a process that might mirror what could happen after the Santa Monica hearing, the Santa Cruz hearing could wind up in court. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, Lynch wound up on the losing end as the Royals fell 6-4 at Kauffman Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Noun

The one-inning, 10-pitch affair against the Red Sox also featured strong command and Cole’s new, over-the-head windup. — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 Football fans needed time to accommodate themselves to Patrick Mahomes’s sidearm throws, as did the baseball fans who at first recoiled from Hideo Nomo’s tornado windup. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind up

Verb

Skubal dug in and struck out Caglianone to end the inning, getting him with his signature changeup on his final pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Jones was one of several key players who suffered injuries, which led to a seven-game losing streak to end last season.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The exposure obviously scares him, but not enough to stop him from filming his next scene, where he’s been tasked with breaking in newcomer Cami Soul.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

Tyler Holton pitched a perfect 10th for his second save as the Tigers finished 7-2 on a three-city trip to the West Coast.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of finish

Verb

SpaceX — Elon Musk's rocket company gained 12% a day after key insider lock-up provisions expired and investors snapped up newly available shares.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
The measure also extends sanctions against Iran’s energy and weapons industries that were set to expire this year after a bipartisan deal was struck with Senate Democrats to pair the two economic penalties.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of expire

Noun

Some estimates were too imprecise to support a firm conclusion, and previous longitudinal studies have reported links between loneliness, isolation and physical illness.

— The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center will close April 1, and not be returned to its regular users until the fall of 2028, after the conclusion of the Olympic Games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Verb

Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Southern California Edison Investigators conclude that sparks from a tower owned by California’s second largest utility caused the 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena that killed 19 people and destroyed 9,400 homes and businesses.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

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