Synonyms of wound up

wound up

verb

variants also winded up

past tense of wind up

1

as in ended

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

• ended
• finished
• concluded
• wrapped up
• rounded (off or out)
• closed
• rang down the curtain (on)
• put paid to
• closed out
• completed
• terminated
• crowned
• suspended
• climaxed
• consummated
• perfected
• halted
• stopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• began
• started
• commenced
• inaugurated

2

as in stopped

to come to an end

her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ended
• stopped
• expired
• concluded
• ceased
• halted
• winked (out)
• finished
• died
• passed
• left off
• closed
• terminated
• broke off
• went
• broke up
• elapsed
• determined
• lapsed
• stalled
• discontinued
• let up
• bit the dust
• quit
• packed (up or in)
• dead-ended
• refrained (from)
• cut out
• laid off (of)
• knocked off
• suspended
• broke down
• wound down
• paused
• gave over
• desisted (from)
• stayed
• conked (out)
• petered (out)
• abated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• hung on
• persisted
• prolonged
• extended
• drew out
• protracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wound up

And that doesn't include the controversial Epstein files, which wasn't an international matter, until former Prince Andrew of England wound up in the scandal. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

The song, of course, wound up on Rihanna’s 2007 Good Girl Gone Bad album, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven weeks that year. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026

Midway through the preseason, that star changed his mind — and Webb wound up redshirting. —Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Webb wound up being inactive, however, since Kayshon Boutte, who was questionable with a hamstring injury, suited up and played. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

Kendricks wound up making the game-saving play by breaking up the fourth-down pass to Goedert. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026

Several of her school-age patients have wound up in the hospital, despite being previously healthy; a few have ended up with serious complications such as pneumonia and brain inflammation. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

Macclesfield were formed in October 2020 as a phoenix club following the demise of Macclesfield Town, former regulars in the EFL who were wound up over outstanding debts. —Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

By the time of its launch, advertisers had largely pulled out of the broadcast, which wound up attracting about 17 million people. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025