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

The Sexual Healing Tour wound up being Gaye’s final time on the road, as he was shot and killed by his father in April 1984 at age 44. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026

Our visit wound up being a mad dash past Botticelli paintings as Leo aimed to leave as swiftly as possible. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Ghost Rider wound up in the Smithsonian’s collection anyway, a monument to grand ambition foiled by user error. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Revenues for the month are 23% ahead of the same point in 2025, which wound up as the lowest-grossing October in three decades, and 8% behind 2019, the last year before COVID upended the box office. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

One of the rarest and most important watches in modern horology has wound up on the auction block. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

This time, the Yankees wound up losing 4-3 by the very run that was taken off the board and had their season end in a three-game sweep. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

So in 1995 — which wound up being the Wildcats’ watershed Rose Bowl season — Northwestern started to envision a big renovation. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Meyer wound up allegedly misappropriating about $570,000, including $100,000 for a personal investment in an exotic-car company and $220,000 sent to his personal bank account. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026