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

Noun

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

Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The World Health Organization said more than 500 people were killed in a weeklong period ending Saturday, a sharp increase.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 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

The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Tools can also summarize meeting transcripts, identify follow-up tasks and prepare customer relationship management (CRM) updates before a salesperson finishes their next meeting.

— Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 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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