ROUND (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

round (off or out)

verb

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

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as in to complement

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

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Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The senator expressed concerns about the effects if Arkansas tries to end Medicaid expansion altogether.

— Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

The Gap Is The Point The eighty-eight words asked for institutions that steer AI toward complementing people rather than imitating them.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The unit might finally be complemented by a gorgeous offense, one capable of starting fast and leading for long stretches.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of complement

Verb

Maybe she was meant to adorn someone else for some other occasion.

— Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Located in downtown Las Cruces, this hotel features 203 guest rooms—some offering city or mountain views—adorned in rustic Spanish Colonial decor and local artwork.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of adorn

Verb

The Mexican government’s 2022 truth commission concluded that the cartel, Guerreros Unidos, and government authorities had been involved.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Training camp standout to preseason star Shortly after the draft concluded in April, Brown signed a rookie contract that guaranteed him just $105,000 at the time of signing.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclude

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Reproductions are selling for up to $250 online, and the fixtures have become part of a larger vintage lighting revival that’s reshaping how people decorate their homes.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
The skull is decorated with turquoise, quartz and jadeite, applied in a mosaic-like tesserae that forms a snake design.

— News Desk, Artforum, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of decorate

Verb

Anyone who does a decent amount of public speaking winds up having a verbal crutch.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wind up

Verb

The company completed its Metronome acquisition in January, and Stripe said the metering engine was already used by OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia to bill on tokens and GPU seconds.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
If completed, the sale would shore up Spain's leadership in a strategic sector by creating a new olive oil giant that would encompass a range of brands and secure a roughly 15% share of national consumption.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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