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Antonyms for make up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : meyk-uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪkˌʌp |
Definition of make up
Origin :- "end a quarrel, reconcile," 1660s, from make (v.) + up.
- verb create
- verb comprise, constitute
- verb compensate, reconcile
- "For heaven's sake, child, make up your mind quickly," said Katherine.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- There was only one thing to do—make up the pack as soon as possible and leave the place.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Most exquisite of sonatas would not to them make up for a game of billiards!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Do you make up your mind beforehand that if the animal should kill you, it is all right?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- It's noways likely that I'd take the trouble to make up a lie about that weed.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- You good ladies must make up your minds to keep away from these parts for a while.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- You'll know all about your wife, young man, when you make up your mind to tell me the truth.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- To make up for his indiscretion, K. suggested a descent to the river.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- It was as if he must make up for long arrears of hopelessness.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Come, captain, undo these ropes, and make up your mind quickly.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
Synonyms for make up
- accommodate
- ad-lib
- atone
- balance
- blend
- bury the hatchet
- coin
- combine
- come to terms
- complete
- compose
- compound
- conciliate
- concoct
- consist
- construct
- contrive
- cook up
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- devise
- dream up
- fabricate
- fabulize
- fake it
- fashion
- fictionalize
- fill
- fix
- forgive and forget
- form
- formulate
- frame
- furnish
- fuse
- hatch
- improv
- improvise
- include
- invent
- join
- knock off
- make
- make amends
- make peace
- meet
- meld
- mend
- merge
- mingle
- mix
- offset
- originate
- outweigh
- pacify
- play by ear
- prepare
- pretend
- provide
- put together
- ready
- recompense
- redeem
- redress
- requite
- set off
- settle
- shake hands
- storify
- supply
- trump up
- whip up
- wing it
- write
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