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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Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Tehran's latest proposal again sought to end the fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

This is precisely why one of your first purchases this season should be a fall jacket for women that complements and enhances your outfit, rather than hiding it.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
As for accessories, Johansson wore delicate pieces of silver jewelry and statement earrings to complement her gray dress.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of complement

Verb

The silhouette, which brought back the trend of years gone by, was equipped with a panel on the front adorned with floral motifs, pearls and vines, all in gold that, from afar, looked like sequins.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Murals of a variety of styles continue to adorn buildings, walls and parks in the Sacramento region, with varying degrees of issues and controversy and connections to art, history and community.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of adorn

Verb

The fourth concluded with Willis’ second costly lost fumble in two weeks, after Dallas Turner beat Austin Jackson.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' 2022 review of fetal awareness concluded that pain perception requires an integrated network of neural connections.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclude

Verb

The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Combining periods helps create interiors that feel layered rather than tied to one decorating era.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorate

Verb

So in 1995 — which wound up being the Wildcats’ watershed Rose Bowl season — Northwestern started to envision a big renovation.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
For instance, a group of 300 people should wind up with three seats’ worth of influence.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wind up

Verb

Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Of the 87 groups that reached the competition, only six completed the course.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of complete

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