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