Synonyms of wrapping up

wrapping up

verb

present participle of wrap up

1

as in ending

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• finishing
• winding up
• concluding
• rounding (off or out)
• closing out
• putting paid to
• ringing down the curtain (on)
• completing
• closing
• terminating
• crowning
• climaxing
• consummating
• perfecting
• suspending
• stopping
• halting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• starting
• opening
• commencing
• inaugurating

2

as in summarizing

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

• summarizing
• summing up
• outlining
• boiling down
• briefing
• digesting
• encapsulating
• cutting back
• consolidating
• recapping
• recapitulating
• abstracting
• reprising
• epitomizing
• condensing
• synopsizing
• shortening
• curtailing
• abridging
• downsizing
• shrinking
• simplifying
• streamlining
• concentrating
• decocting
• essentializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• enlarging (on or upon)
• elaborating (on or upon)
• expanding
• supplementing
• elongating
• protracting
• amplifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrapping up

Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026

The Savannah contingent seems to be wrapping up their story line down there, too. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026

After wrapping up in Arizona, the Braves head to Anaheim for a three-game set. —Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026

March Madness Final Four is here The 2026 NCAA Tournament is wrapping up! —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

Last, but certainly not least, the PCMag security team has been at the 2026 RSAC Conference this week, which is just wrapping up. —Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

Luka Doncic finished with 43 points on 15-for-30 shooting as four Lakers scored in double figures, wrapping up a 5-1 trip with their 13th win in the past 15 games. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026

The rupture occurred as the agency was wrapping up major infrastructure upgrades at the facility, injuring one worker and prompting a Yuba River conservation group to report that hundreds, and possibly thousands, of young Chinook salmon were stranded and died in the rocks along the shore. —Chaewon Chung march 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026

Of the program’s primary assistant coaches, Roberto Bergersen is the shortest tenured at four years, while Tim Duryea is wrapping up his eighth season and Mike Burns his 10th. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026