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

But until the upgrades for a firing squad are wrapped up on the execution chamber, IDOC also paused pursuit in April 2025 of carrying out the death penalty. —Kevin Fixler april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026

While some fans admit to eating the whole cake in one sitting by themselves, the dessert is also a sweet way to wrap up an intimate dinner party with friends. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026

Noun

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

Here’s my 2025 wrap-up, with the best and worst of the season, and the monumental task facing the new GM. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026