WOUND DOWN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

wound down

verb

variants also winded down

past tense of wind down

as in relaxed

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tensed (up)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wound down Federal immigration officers made more than 4,000 arrests and shot multiple people, two fatally, before Operation Metro Surge wound down in February, leaving an imprint on the psyches of young children that could haunt them for years, mental health providers say. —

Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Development programs are typically wound down gradually, allowing governments, implementing partners, and beneficiaries time to secure alternative funding, transfer knowledge, and complete work already underway. —

Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Two students eventually stood on stage with a cap and tassel as the ceremony wound down, according to the newspaper. —

Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 After the premiere ovation wound down, the filmmaker shared some more remarks. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 Summer crowds have wound down, but everything is still open and colorful fall foliage is at its peak. —

Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 Frustrations boiled over in the game’s final seconds after Nikola Jokic took issue with Jaden McDaniels adding an extra, uncontested bucket on a runout as the clock wound down. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026 And as the press conference wound down, that smile never really left. —

Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026 Artnet’s German entity is being wound down as a separate business decision. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound down

Verb

But as the metrics by which lenders evaluate borrowers have relaxed slightly, conditions have eroded.

— Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Barr notes that the share of large banks rated as well-managed under the new, more permissive framework doubled from the end of 2024 to recent observations — not because banks got better, but because the grading curve was relaxed.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026