Synonyms of winding up

winding up 1 of 2

adjective

as in ending

Related Words

• ending
• leaving off
• dying (down)
• dying
• passing
• finishing
• concluding
• closing
• letting up
• terminating
• stopping
• ceasing
• lapsing
• expiring
• quitting
• discontinuing
• desisting
• waning
• subsiding
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• leftover
• residual
• holding up
• keeping up
• lingering
• lasting
• enduring
• abiding
• continuing
• holding on
• persisting
• running on
• biding
• perduring

winding up

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wind up

1

as in finishing

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• finishing
• wrapping up
• concluding
• rounding (off or out)
• closing out
• ringing down the curtain (on)
• putting paid to
• closing
• completing
• terminating
• crowning
• climaxing
• perfecting
• suspending
• consummating
• halting
• stopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• starting
• opening
• commencing
• inaugurating

2

as in stopping

to come to an end

her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• expiring
• concluding
• ceasing
• winking (out)
• halting
• letting up
• breaking off
• leaving off
• breaking up
• finishing
• passing
• dying
• biting the dust
• terminating
• going
• closing
• determining
• elapsing
• laying off (of)
• refraining (from)
• discontinuing
• lapsing
• packing (up or in)
• stalling
• quitting
• cutting out
• giving over
• dead-ending
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• winding down
• breaking down
• conking (out)
• petering (out)
• pausing
• suspending
• staying
• abating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging on
• continuing
• persisting
• drawing out
• extending
• prolonging
• protracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winding up

Verb

Taking it with you prevents it from winding up in the ocean, or in the mouths of wildlife. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 14 July 2026

Some tea strainers feature a mesh casing, which is the best option for preventing small particles from escaping the infuser and winding up in your drink. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Then the track left the valley and started winding up to a high, dry plateau. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

This new round of chaos only feeds the anxiety that has enveloped the California Democratic Party for months, stirred by fears that the lack of a singular party front-runner might lead to two Republicans winding up on the November ballot. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best. — Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025

Bianka could be seen winding up and then throwing an impressive pitch down the plate at Dodgers Stadium to be caught by right fielder Mookie Betts, in a video shared on X by a Los Angeles Lakers fan account. — Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025

The Biden administration took a more restrictive approach toward the export of American AI, primarily through limits on chip sales that sought to prevent the key hardware from winding up in the hands of foreign adversaries such as China. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 30 July 2025