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

To keep the guest experience as normal as possible, crews only worked overnights or in the morning, always wrapping up each day by noon. —Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The governor has the power to call the legislature back to wrap up the loose ends or even open a new debate. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026

Noun

Kavanagh’s daily wrap-up developed an audience among political insiders — lawmakers, lobbyists, legislative staffers — and then a following that grew to include other reporters and, eventually, readers throughout California and beyond. —Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026

And that was the wrap-up moment of my official visit to UConn. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026