Synonyms of winds up

winds up

verb

present tense third-person singular of wind up

1

as in ends

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

• ends
• finishes
• concludes
• wraps up
• rounds (off or out)
• rings down the curtain (on)
• closes
• completes
• puts paid to
• closes out
• terminates
• climaxes
• crowns
• consummates
• suspends
• perfects
• halts
• stops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begins
• starts
• opens
• commences
• inaugurates

2

as in stops

to come to an end

her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• stops
• expires
• ceases
• concludes
• halts
• passes
• breaks off
• finishes
• dies
• terminates
• goes
• leaves off
• closes
• lapses
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• determines
• elapses
• stalls
• lets up
• bites the dust
• discontinues
• quits
• packs (up or in)
• dead-ends
• refrains (from)
• cuts out
• breaks down
• winds down
• stays
• lays off (of)
• knocks off
• pauses
• desists (from)
• gives over
• suspends
• conks (out)
• abates
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• hangs on
• persists
• extends
• draws out
• prolongs
• protracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winds up

Whoever winds up playing Parton on Broadway surely has some enormous rhinestone boots to fill. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Damaging winds up to 60-65 miles per hour and large hail will be the primary threats. — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Gemma even winds up having to give a teeth cleaning to one of the silent, creepy ghouls pursuing her. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

But when a member of the party winds up dead, Oliver becomes a suspect, leading Eleanor to return to sleuthing before her partner gets sent to jail. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Let’s talk about the final scene of episode six, in which Robbie, against all odds, winds up in Tom’s arms. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Coach Chilton’s last Friday is here, and as practice winds up for the first week, Ted shows the team to their brand new locker rooms. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

When one bag of their coke winds up swimming with the fishers, the stage’s set for sharks and psychos to smell blood and swarm. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Severe storms with hail, heavy rain and winds up to 60 mph barreled through the Charlotte region Friday and left 21,000 Duke Energy customers without power. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026