WRAP-UP Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of wrap up

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration

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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

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noun

ˈrap-ˌəp

as in summary

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

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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

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Recent Examples of wrap up

Verb

Getting back to politics to wrap up here, there seems to be a civil war brewing in the Democratic Party between the DSA crowd and the more traditional wing of the party. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026 Skubal wrapped up his deepest start of his Dodgers tenure to a standing ovation. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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As Deadline noted, a similar wrap-up is in talks for XO, Kitty, the spinoff series of the To All The Boys films starring Lara Jean Song-Covey’s (Lana Condor) younger sister Katherine ‘Kitty’ (Anna Cathcart). — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 These showers should wrap-up around noon. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wrap up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up

Verb

But the most shocking win was, of course, UMass’ 37-21 victory at Rutgers, ending a 16-game losing streak and 23-game Football Bowl Subdivision losing streak.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The goal ended the Trojans’ hopes of a huge win, but the draw was still an important result for USC, considering how this season has gone.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

Both models can also use Apple Intelligence and its Audio Intelligence features to summarize a recent conversation.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
An employee raises a concern with a manager, the manager summarizes it for a director and the director combines it with other issues before discussing it with a VP.

— Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of summarize

Noun

In the interests of full disclosure, Hussain writes for The Athletic, but few would challenge that summary of his status.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Humans can run dense regulatory documents through AI to get concise, actionable summaries that may also suggests policy updates or control improvements based on industry best practices.

— Gaurav Kapoor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Kansas City Royals finished Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays without one of their key offensive contributors.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of finish

Verb

The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Rather than simply predicting a doomsday plot, the main purpose of this release is to outline a pathway with the necessary steps to set things on the right track.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of outline

Noun

That didn’t stop more controversy from falling on the conference’s doorstep Saturday night, when one more play produced a conclusion that will likely be talked about for decades.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
That’s the conclusion the two seem to have come to, especially after the fireman Rosie has her current hopes pinned on asks her out to a fancy dinner date, only to stand her up.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Verb

Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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