Synonyms of wound up

wound up

verb

variants also winded up

past tense of wind up

1

as in ended

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

try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ended
• finished
• concluded
• wrapped up
• rounded (off or out)
• closed
• rang down the curtain (on)
• put paid to
• closed out
• completed
• terminated
• crowned
• suspended
• climaxed
• consummated
• perfected
• halted
• stopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• began
• started
• commenced
• inaugurated

2

as in stopped

to come to an end

her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ended
• stopped
• expired
• concluded
• ceased
• halted
• winked (out)
• finished
• died
• passed
• left off
• closed
• terminated
• broke off
• went
• broke up
• elapsed
• determined
• lapsed
• stalled
• discontinued
• let up
• bit the dust
• quit
• packed (up or in)
• dead-ended
• refrained (from)
• cut out
• laid off (of)
• knocked off
• suspended
• broke down
• wound down
• paused
• gave over
• desisted (from)
• stayed
• conked (out)
• petered (out)
• abated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• hung on
• persisted
• prolonged
• extended
• drew out
• protracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wound up

So in 1995 — which wound up being the Wildcats’ watershed Rose Bowl season — Northwestern started to envision a big renovation. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Meyer wound up allegedly misappropriating about $570,000, including $100,000 for a personal investment in an exotic-car company and $220,000 sent to his personal bank account. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

The gigs last year also wound up being some of the last the Grateful Dead offshoot band would ever play due to Bob Weir’s death in January. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Carroll wound up living with Newton-John and her mother in their Hampstead mews apartment for two years. — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2026

There’s a guy who wound up dying under mysterious circumstances that makes up part of him. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Shipley wound up with a 69 and tied for third with Ricky Castillo (65), three shots behind. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Tampa Bay wound up blitzing 46% of their defensive snaps, which ranked third-most in the league. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

The university wound up getting the vast majority of the works on its wish list, the source said. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026