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

That humble project wound up spanning four discs and nearly three hours, with at least one track completely rewritten to address then-recent escalations in the Ukraine. —Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026

Abreu wound up grounding out on the play. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026

The Nuggets wound up losing Alex English to a thumb injury in Game 4 of those finals, and the Lakers took the series in five. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026

Irving and Davis only wound up playing 25 minutes together in Dallas. —Christian Clark, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Six years ago, close to a century and a half of history came to an end when the club – then called Macclesfield Town – was wound up and all trading stopped. —Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026

Glenn and McKinnon wound up talking and were able to resolve the issue. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

That couple had invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, according to a statement from the artist’s publicists, and wound up being invited to the Super Bowl instead. —Christopher Spata, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026

In a phone interview with the Miami Herald from the Olympic Village on Monday, Firestone explained how and why a South Florida kid with no experience in winter sports wound up a skeleton racer for Israel. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026