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

Workers are choosing careers in the trades—and winding up with debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

The scrum-half had not long come on to the pitch, winding up his team-mates as he did so.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Thinking of her letters made me feel like there was something winding up inside me, and that pink envelope wound it one notch tighter.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

winding up

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