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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Chakraborty’s Obie-winning turn anchors the show with maternal rigor and restraint, as mother and son test how art might brace a fragile heart; the brief run ends Saturday.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
These individuals excel at visibility, strategy decks and company-wide communications, but their actual influence ends just at the cusp of acting on it.

— Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026