Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wind_up

4 senses of wind up

Sense 1
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish -- (finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")

Sense 2
wind up -- (give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching)
       => swing -- (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat")

Sense 3
arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up -- (stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 4
wind, wind up -- (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch")
       => tighten, fasten -- (make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire")

Antonyms of adj wound_up

1 sense of wound up

Sense 1
aroused, wound up -- (brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight")

INDIRECT (VIA tense) -> relaxed -- (without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion")

Similarity of adj wound_up

1 sense of wound up

Sense 1
aroused, wound up -- (brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight")
       => tense (vs. relaxed) -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)