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

City records show the property owner changed twice in one day back in 2006 and wound up in the hands of that same woman who is now claiming the property. —Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

Barkley wound up being named league MVP the following season and led the rival Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl title. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026

Several persons of interest have been detained, but all have wound up released with no charges. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026

In the end, our team wound up a player short, so my sacrifice proved unnecessary. —Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Many hoped that lepton universality would be violated, but the LHCb collaboration, perhaps to their own surprise, wound up vindicating the Standard Model. —Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026

Just over six minutes later, Sherwood capitalized on some Oilers bad luck, as a rim around the boards by Darnell Nurse wound up past both Adam Henrique and Connor Murphy at the blue line. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026

He was born in New York City in 1943, went to college intending to study biochemistry, and wound up doing graduate research at Harvard University at the intersection of chemistry and physics. —Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

The pick to the Heat wound up being the last of those three slots. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026