Definitions

winding up

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close complete conclude do end up finish up settle wrap up

WEAK

be through with bring to a close clean up close down come to the end determine end finalize halt liquidate terminate tie up loose ends

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin introduce neglect start unsettle

WEAK

commence open

winding-up

ADJECTIVE

closing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concluding

STRONG

final finishing terminating

NOUN

disposal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation disposition distribution transfer

STRONG

action arrangement array assignment assortment bequest bestowal consignment control conveyance determination dispensation division effectuation end gift grouping order ordering position provision sequence

WEAK

placing

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning keeping start

WEAK

hold retention

NOUN

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment defeat ending finale

STRONG

achievement acquirement acquisition annihilation attainment cease cessation close closing culmination curtain curtains death denouement end finis last ruin stop termination terminus wrap

WEAK

desistance end of the line end of the road last stage wind-up wrap-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning opening start

STRONG

birth commencement creation failure forfeit

WEAK

initiation introduction

NOUN

wind up

Synonyms

STRONG

breakup closing conclusion consummation denouement finale finish stopping point terminus windup

Example Sentences

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By the program’s third year, a steadily growing percentage of participants were winding up back on the street.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"We can't show directly that that's happening, but we think it's a reasonable way that they could be winding up in the air. Sewage sludge fertilizers have been shown to release similar compounds."

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Liberty Steel owed Rotherham Council more than £4.2m in unpaid business rates when it was issued with a compulsory winding up order in August 2025, the local authority has confirmed.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The devices gather data about what is passing through the facility and which items aren’t winding up where they belong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

My office tilted, and I clung to the arms of my chair for fear of winding up on the carpet.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

winding up

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