Synonyms of wrap up

wrap up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• end
• finish
• conclude
• wind up
• put paid to
• complete
• round (off or out)
• close
• close out
• ring down the curtain (on)
• terminate
• crown
• perfect
• consummate
• suspend
• climax
• stop
• halt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begin
• start
• open
• commence
• inaugurate

2

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• outline
• boil down
• sum up
• digest
• abstract
• encapsulate
• recapitulate
• consolidate
• recap
• reprise
• cut back
• brief
• epitomize
• synopsize
• shorten
• condense
• curtail
• shrink
• abridge
• simplify
• downsize
• concentrate
• streamline
• essentialize
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• supplement
• expand
• enlarge (on or upon)
• elaborate (on or upon)
• amplify
• protract

wrap-up

2 of 2

noun

1

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• recap
• roundup
• summa
• brief
• synopsis
• rundown
• recapitulation
• resume
• summarization
• résumé
• summing-up
• digest
• inventory
• encapsulation
• sum-up
• resumé
• précis
• sum
• conspectus
• run-through
• capsule
• abstract
• breviary
• compendium
• epitome
• abridgement
• curtailment
• shortening
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• condensation
• epilogue
• reprise
• simplification
• streamlining
• rehash
• conclusion
• compend
• epilog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

2

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• conclusion
• finale
• end
• culmination
• closing
• finish
• close
• climax
• endgame
• capper
• finis
• windup
• grand finale
• homestretch
• consummation
• mop-up
• summit
• epilogue
• pinnacle
• capstone
• coda
• top
• postscript
• crescendo
• peak
• epilog
• aftermath
• high-water mark
• coup de grace
• anticlimax
• apex
• zenith
• tip-top
• crown
• meridian
• copestone
• coup de grâce
• tail end
• tag end
• acme
• shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• start
• opening
• baseline
• introduction
• dawn
• day one
• preface
• preamble
• prelude
• prologue
• foreword
• overture
• nascence
• nascency
• prolog