round (off or out)

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
  • The benefit reductions for November are temporary, and SNAP recipients are expected to receive full benefits once the government shutdown ends and regular appropriations have been approved.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Hong Kong — Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for $896 million, ending its eight-year shareholding in Hong Kong’s flagship carrier.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The two hit the event in glamorous designs that perfectly complemented each other.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Glasner prefers his players to know their role perfectly, to complement each other and to commit to the game plan largely without deviation.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In all, five Aztecs finished in double figures.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The wood-free Hyper Core composite walls are finished in automotive grade aluminum outer panels framed out via 11-gauge aluminum corner rails, protecting the trailer from low branches and flying debris.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Women from 130 countries are participating in this year’s edition, which concludes on November 21 with the crowning of the winner.
    Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Williams returned to his alma mater and guided UNC to three NCAA titles (2005, 2009, 2017) and concluded with a career record of 903-264.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The celebration is necessary, considering HomeGoods conducted a survey that found 63 percent of people (among 1,000 early decorators and 500 non-early decorators) believe adorning your space early invites judgment.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The facade is adorned with the brand’s signature cannage pattern, while inside there is Versailles parquet flooring similar to the Dior flagship at 30 Montaigne, the house’s historic address.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In other cases, gene therapy vectors like viruses may wind up where they’re not supposed to be and can introduce errors into the genomes of cells, which can lead to cancer.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Conte wound up pleading guilty to two of the 42 charges against him in 2005 before trial.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Each of the 31 rooms has been decorated by the Smith family, which has owned the property since the early 1990s.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Sweeney wore the beige suede Maysale pump from Manolo Blahnik, which stands out with a square buckle detail decorating the vamp.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Bailey lit the Yellow Jackets up through the air, completing 24 of 32 attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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 8 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

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