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Synonyms & Antonyms of wrap up
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
- a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
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Phrases Synonymous with wrap up
- put paid to
- [chiefly British],
- ring down the curtain (on)
Antonyms for wrap up
- begin,
- commence,
- inaugurate,
- open,
- start
2
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
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of wrap-up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a short statement of the main points
- a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points
Synonyms for wrap-up
- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis
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2
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 for wrap-up
- capper,
- close,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- grand finale,
- homestretch,
- mop-up,
- windup
Words Related to wrap-up
- acme,
- apex,
- capstone,
- climax,
- copestone,
- coup de grâce
- (or coup de grace),
- crescendo,
- crown,
- culmination,
- high-water mark,
- meridian,
- peak,
- pinnacle,
- summit,
- tip-top,
- top,
- zenith
- aftermath,
- anticlimax,
- coda,
- epilogue
- (also epilog),
- postscript
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The first known use of wrap up was circa 1568
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