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

Before the World Series begins, the stadium was closed for the season, hosting just one last event before officially wrapping up the 2026 slate. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Chapter 7 is typically faster, often wrapping up in three to six months. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Fifield was wrapping up a high-profile prosecution of a retired Navy admiral who traded a government contract for a future job. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Crews are pouring sidewalks and wrapping up utility work, and construction should begin soon on the 106 townhomes by David Weekly. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Meir, wrapping up her second flight to the space station, will have logged a total of 442 days in space, completing four spacewalks during the Crew 12 mission and three during an earlier stay. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Hannah Einbinder got to the bra-shirt idea early, just as New York Fashion Week’s spring 2027 presentations were wrapping up. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

However, as the title suggests, the process of wrapping up his affairs illuminates political, professional and personal contours previously unseen, in remarkably surprising ways. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

The New York Mets are wrapping up what has been a disaster of a season. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026