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

Thanks to its fleecing of New Orleans during last year’s draft, Atlanta gets either the Pelicans’ or the Bucks’ first-round pick — whichever winds up higher. —Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026

Maybe that’s why this new movie — in which billionaires, to paraphrase fellow Fox property Homer Simpson, are the cause of and solution to most of life’s problems — winds up feeling like even more of a fairy tale than the original. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that a tornado packing winds up to 145 mph and rated an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, touched down in Mineral Wells, Texas, on Tuesday, injuring five people and destroying homes and other structures, officials said. —ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict. —Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Payton loves trading up, and Paton loves trading back; here, the latter winds up happy. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

In Boston Blue, Wahlberg plays an NYPD vet who winds up working for the Boston Police Department in an effort to be closer to his son Sean (Mika Amonsen). —Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026

In the past, the USDA has said the cardholder usually winds up with less cash than the card is worth, benefitting the business. —CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026