ROUNDED (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

rounded (off or out)

verb

past tense of round (off or out)

as in ended

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 decorated

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

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Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Oklahoma State ended its 21-game losing streak against FBS opponents with a 39-31 victory over Oregon.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

Rooms and suites are classically decorated, with cream linens, tan-colored leather headboards, and pale hardwood floors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Another fan, a nail artist, crafted spooky bespoke black and purple press-ons decorated with intricate white hares.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorated

Verb

Independent analysis has concluded that recent Russian elections — including the 2024 presidential contest, in which officials said Putin secured more than 87 percent of the vote — were fraudulent.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But a recent working paper analyzing the results of 42 different studies concluded that school meal programs in high-income economies had minimal effects on students’ behavioral, health or educational outcomes.

— Ari Sen, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

Many of its stations look as though they were built for the tsars, clad in precious marble and adorned with mosaics, crystal chandeliers, sculptures, and gilded moldings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
So, like many of the girls my age, my bedroom walls were adorned with posters of Britney Spears, the Pussycat Dolls, and the Spice Girls.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of adorned

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Barkov, just nine months removed from surgery, finished the tournament leading Finland with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) over 10 games.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Both those stages had a similar profile to this race, while Healy also finished an impressive third at last year’s edition in Rwanda.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of finished

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The translucent, lightweight Celium Manto and denser, more tactile Celium Espumante complemented a collection informed by Mexican identity, craftsmanship and Charro culture.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Renshaw’s 109 off 94 balls was complemented by Cooper Connolly’s 51 that gave Australia a total of 294-8 in its first one-day cricket international in Zimbabwe in 12 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of complemented

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The precise figures go unpublished, all wrapped up in one big commercial total in the accounts, but there is unlikely to be a bigger deal of its kind in the Premier League.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The former finance worker wrapped up his own aerospace career back in 2017, winding down from a three-decade career of crunching financial figures.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrapped up

Verb

The Navy confirmed that the carrier had completed the work and returned to the fleet in September 2026.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
With the film grossing more than $350 million worldwide, the duo recently completed the script for a sequel.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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