Synonyms of wrap up

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verb

1

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• end
• finish
• conclude
• wind up
• put paid to
• complete
• round (off or out)
• close
• close out
• ring down the curtain (on)
• terminate
• crown
• perfect
• consummate
• suspend
• climax
• stop
• halt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begin
• start
• open
• commence
• inaugurate

2

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• outline
• boil down
• sum up
• digest
• abstract
• encapsulate
• recapitulate
• consolidate
• recap
• reprise
• cut back
• brief
• epitomize
• synopsize
• shorten
• condense
• curtail
• shrink
• abridge
• simplify
• downsize
• concentrate
• streamline
• essentialize
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• supplement
• expand
• enlarge (on or upon)
• elaborate (on or upon)
• amplify
• protract

wrap-up

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noun

ˈrap-ˌəp 

1

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• recap
• roundup
• brief
• summa
• synopsis
• rundown
• recapitulation
• summarization
• résumé
• inventory
• digest
• encapsulation
• sum-up
• précis
• summing-up
• sum
• capsule
• run-through
• abstract
• conspectus
• compendium
• epitome
• breviary
• curtailment
• shortening
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• condensation
• epilogue
• reprise
• simplification
• streamlining
• conclusion
• compend
• rehash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

2

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• conclusion
• finale
• end
• culmination
• closing
• finish
• close
• climax
• endgame
• capper
• finis
• windup
• grand finale
• homestretch
• consummation
• mop-up
• summit
• epilogue
• pinnacle
• capstone
• coda
• top
• postscript
• crescendo
• peak
• high-water mark
• aftermath
• anticlimax
• apex
• zenith
• tip-top
• crown
• meridian
• copestone
• coup de grâce
• tail end
• tag end
• acme
• shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• start
• opening
• baseline
• introduction
• dawn
• day one
• preface
• preamble
• prelude
• prologue
• foreword
• overture
• nascence
• nascency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrap up

Verb

Originally scheduled to end in March, it was extended into April and just wrapped up on Monday. —Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Mika took the final two innings to wrap up the win. —Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Noun

Following the wrap-up of the behemoth Handmaid's Tale, Elizabeth Moss’ next small-screen outing is Imperfect Women, based on Araminta Hall’s book of the same name. —Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025

Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. —Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2025