All windup synonyms
windΒ·up
W w adjective windup
- clockwork β A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.
- mechanical β having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- manual β done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
noun windup
- ending β An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- conclusion β When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- adjournment β An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- cessation β The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- completion β the act of completing, or finishing
- culmination β Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
- denouement β In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion.
- end β Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- finale β the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- period β a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- termination β the act of terminating.
- desistance β to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- accomplishment β An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- finishing β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- achievement β An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- expiration β The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid.
- finalization β to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalisation β The act or process of finalising.
- fulfillment β the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- fulfilment β the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- integration β an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
- realization β the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.
- attainment β The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- consummation β a consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
- curtains β death or ruin; the end
- dispatch β to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- finis β end; conclusion.
- fruition β attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment: After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
- hips β Plural form of hip.
- perfection β the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- swan song β the last act or manifestation of someone or something; farewell appearance: This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.
- wrap-up β a final report or summary: a wrap-up of the evening news.
- closure β The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- consequence β The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- outcome β a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- result β to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- eventuality β A possible event or outcome.
- issue β the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- payoff β the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
- upshot β the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- wrap β to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- climax β The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.