round (off or out)

Definition of round (off or out)next
1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point I'll round off the meeting here and let everyone get an early start on the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2
as in to complement
to serve as a completing element to coffee and dessert rounded out the meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for round (off or out)
Verb
  • Soon after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the US in January, Venezuela ended Cuba’s long-standing medical mission in the country, cutting off a key resource in underserved communities.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Kirby gave up a one-out double to Josh Lowe in the fifth but struck out the side — including Neto — to end the inning.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Woven leather styles and relaxed shoulder bags complemented the clothes instead of competing with them.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The space is complemented by custom macramé panels shaping the LV flower from rope, reflecting coastal and nautical elements.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The Charlotte City Council voted to select Harrington to finish out the term of Mayor Vi Lyles, which ends in December 2027.
    Mary Ramsey Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
  • Each team will need to finish either in its group’s top two or rank in the top eight third-place teams to advance to the round of 32.
    Joy Burton, NBC news, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The stone lantern adorned with deer in Osaka Garden on the grounds of the Museum of Science and Industry is from the exhibition, and just southeast of there one of the stone structures from the World's Fair is now a Chicago Park District restroom.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The bidding process that won AllHere the contract had concluded months before the Carvalho travel to Washington.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The series is even, 1-1, and concludes Sunday afternoon.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The player Dunleavy ended up picking was one of the most decorated in the nation.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Jean-Micheal Gathy's interiors are decorated in pale sand, taupe, and gold tones, with marble floors and silken carpets.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Mono-causal history winds up paving over the uneven surface of human experience with a layer of ideological asphalt.
    James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Does Marcus wind up leaving The Bear?
    Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Importantly, none of these children had completed the primary tetanus vaccination series.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The semitrailer was carrying roughly 50,000 pounds of bees when the driver failed to complete a turn and tipped over, according to local radio station KOGT.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Round (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/round%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster