WINDS UP Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

winds up

verb

present tense third-person singular of wind up

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

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as in stops

to come to an end her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

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Recent Examples of winds up Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome. —

Mark Anderson, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026 The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 In the end, Friedle winds up texting Savage to ask for restaurant recommendations. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 June 2026 Obviously, there's more to it than that, coaching and other factors need to be in place too, but does anyone believe Fernando Mendoza winds up in Bloomington if not for NIL? —

Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026 Starting on Saturday, daytime humidity levels are expected to be incredibly low as the region is expected to be hit with north winds up to 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusts ranging from 35 to 45 mph, and up to 50 mph in some local areas. —

Noe Padilla, USA Today, 14 May 2026 If the drone winds up anywhere inside its starting safe zone, the visual neural network guides it the rest of the way home. —

Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 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 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

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Kyiv also wants to maintain a strong army after fighting ends, and Zelenskyy said the latest draft proposal puts it at 800,000 — higher than in an initial framework, according to reports.

— Reuters, NBC news, 12 Dec. 2025
The recipe just ends; no sauce.

— Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025