WINDUPS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

windups

noun

plural of windup

as in endings

the last part of a process or action wait until the windup of your sales pitch before giving up any information about the product's price point

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Noun

It’s been a summer of endings and beginnings for Tom Colicchio.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.

— James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of endings

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Despite the lack of outward signs in Ocean Springs, Nolan’s death has come to mean different things to different people and a lack of answers from authorities has left residents drawing their own conclusions about the circumstances of his death.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
With his final book, however, Morris refuses to draw conclusions, letting the ambiguity of Surrealists’ meanings stand.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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