wrap up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WRAP UP

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point <a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration>

Synonyms close out, complete, conclude, end, finish, round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up

Related Words climax, crown; consummate, perfect; halt, stop, suspend

Antonyms begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start

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 abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

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