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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But the most shocking win was, of course, UMass’ 37-21 victory at Rutgers, ending a 16-game losing streak and 23-game Football Bowl Subdivision losing streak.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The goal ended the Trojans’ hopes of a huge win, but the draw was still an important result for USC, considering how this season has gone.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

The sterile fly program complements efforts to monitor wildlife, inspect animals and work with ranchers in areas where the fly has been spotted to encourage regular checks for infestations.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Guns could complement lasers The researchers did not present artillery as a standalone solution.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of complement

Verb

City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Kansas City Royals finished Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays without one of their key offensive contributors.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of finish

Verb

The Star-Telegram watched filming from a distance and saw an all-black car with a camera adorned to its roof driving behind a black sedan and black SUV.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
The delicate construction consisted of a high neck and long sleeves adorned with mauve silk bows at the wrists.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of adorn

Verb

Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclude

Verb

But a growing number of apartment decorating ideas now let renters change their walls without picking up a paintbrush.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorate

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First coach fired Three of the four leading vote getters in last season's poll wound up losing their jobs before the playoffs began, so this list might not be a comfortable place for the guys in the corner offices.

— The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The bloodied Hoover did not miss a play on the series and wound up going 13 of 16 for 231 yards with 4 touchdowns and no turnovers in his Indiana debut.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wind up

Verb

Even after California erased a 14-point lead in Week 1, UCLA answered with 21 unanswered points to complete a 45-24 drubbing.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The first phase is expected to be completed in 2029 and will bring together at least 3,000 employees.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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