Antonyms for making for
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : meyk |
Phonetic Transcription : meɪk |
- abandon
- act
- aggravate
- aid
- allow
- answer
- approve
- arrange
- arrive
- ask
- assist
- be born
- be permissive
- blame
- blemish
- block
- blow
- blunder
- break
- coddle
- come
- condemn
- confuse
- consume
- continue
- convict
- corrupt
- create
- damage
- debase
- decide
- decline
- decrease
- defy
- deny
- depress
- deprive
- destroy
- differ
- disagree
- dislike
- disproportion
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- drop
- earn
- emphasize
- encourage
- enter
- establish
- exclude
- extort
- face
- fail
- fall behind
- follow
- forfeit
- forget
- get sick
- goof
- halt
- harm
- help
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- imbalance
- impair
- increase
- indulge
- injure
- intensify
- keep
- kill
- lay bare
- lay out
- leave alone
- lessen
- let go
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- mar
- mismatch
- miss
- mistake
- move
- neglect
- obey
- obstruct
- overbalance
- pamper
- penalize
- permit
- pet
- play
- prevent
- punish
- question
- ratify
- reduce
- refuse
- remain
- reply
- request
- result
- reveal
- ruin
- sanction
- seize
- sentence
- shun
- spoil
- stay
- steal
- stop
- subtract
- support
- surrender
- take
- tip
- unbalance
- uncover
- unwrap
- uphold
- upset
- validate
- wait
- weaken
- withhold
- worsen
- wreck
- wrong
Definition of making for
Origin :- Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
- Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
- Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
- But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.
- As in reaching : adj extending a part of the body
- As in offset : verb counterbalance, compensate
- As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
- As in outweigh : verb override, dominate
- As in pay : verb get revenge
- As in plead : verb beg, request
- As in produce : verb cause, effect
- As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
- As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
- As in rectify : verb correct a situation; make something right
- As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
- As in redress : verb change, rectify
- As in refund : verb return money; rebate
- As in reimburse : verb pay back something owed
- As in remedy : verb fix, cure
- As in repair : verb fix, restore
- As in repay : verb give back money or possession
- As in right : verb fix, correct
- As in balance : verb make equal; cause to have equilibrium
- As in tend : verb be apt, likely
- As in cancel : verb equal out
- As in countervail : verb offset
- As in restitute : verb refund
- As in correct : verb fix, adjust
- As in counterbalance : verb offset an action
- As in cover : verb fill in for, compensate
- As in amend : verb improve, correct
- As in go : verb advance, proceed physically
- As in apologize : verb express remorse, regret
Synonyms for making for
- abide by
- abort
- abrogate
- abscond
- absolve
- accord
- account
- acquit
- adhere to
- adjust
- admit guilt
- aid
- aim
- alleviate
- allow for
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- annul
- answer
- ante up
- apologize
- appeal
- appease
- approach
- ask
- ask forgiveness
- ask pardon
- assuage
- atone
- atone for
- attend
- attune
- avenge oneself
- award
- balance
- balance out
- barter
- be biased
- be conducive
- be disposed
- be equivalent
- be in the habit of
- be inclined
- be liable
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- bear
- beat it
- beg pardon
- beget
- bend
- beseech
- better
- bow to
- breed
- bring about
- bug out
- call off
- cancel
- cancel out
- carry out
- change
- charge
- clean up
- clean up act
- clean up one's act
- clear oneself
- collate
- come out
- come out even
- comp
- compensate
- compensate for
- conduce
- confess
- contribute
- control
- cop a plea
- cop out
- correct
- correspond
- cough up
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countercheck
- countermand
- counterpoise
- counterpose
- countervail
- crave
- crawl
- cruise
- cure
- darn
- debug
- decamp
- declare invalid
- defray
- depart
- dial back
- discard
- discharge
- dispose
- do business
- do justice
- do over
- do penance
- do up
- doctor
- double for
- draw on
- drift
- ease
- eclipse
- edit
- elevate
- emend
- engender
- enhance
- entreat
- entreaty
- equal
- equalize
- equate
- equipoise
- escape
- even
- even out
- exceed
- excel
- excuse oneself
- exit
- expiate
- extending
- fare
- favor
- feel in return
- feeling for
- fiddle with
- fix
- fix up
- flee
- fly
- frustrate
- fulfill
- generate
- get away
- get down on knees
- get even
- get going
- get lost
- get off
- get up
- get with it
- give a face-lift
- give back
- give rise to
- give satisfaction
- go
- go over
- go straight
- grasping
- gravitate
- grease
- harmonize
- hatch
- have a tendency
- have an inclination
- head
- heal
- help
- hie
- hightail
- hit the road
- hold to
- honor a claim
- ignore
- impel
- implore
- importune
- improve
- incline
- indemnify
- induce
- influence
- insure
- interchange
- invalidate
- journey
- keep
- keep the faith
- lam
- launder
- lead
- lean
- leave
- level
- lift
- light out
- look
- lunging
- make
- make a break for it
- make amends
- make for
- make good
- make one's way
- make over
- make redress
- make reparation
- make reparations
- make repayment
- make restitution
- make right
- make up for
- make up with
- making for
- match
- meet
- mend
- mitigate
- modify
- mosey
- move
- move out
- move toward
- muster
- near
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- occasion
- offer compensation
- offer excuse
- offset
- oppose
- outbalance
- outrival
- outrun
- outstretching
- outweigh
- overcome
- overcompensate
- overhaul
- overshadow
- overthrow
- pair off
- palliate
- parallel
- pass
- patch
- patch up
- pay
- pay back
- pay dues
- pay for
- pay one's dues
- perform
- petition
- pick up
- point
- poise
- polish
- pray
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- progress
- propitiate
- provoke
- pull out
- punish
- purge
- push off
- push on
- put an end to
- put back together
- put in order
- put in place
- put out
- put right
- quit
- raise
- readjust
- rebate
- rebuild
- recalibrate
- recall
- recant
- reciprocate
- reclaim
- recompense
- reconcile
- recondition
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- rectify
- redeem
- redound
- redress
- reform
- refresh
- refund
- refurbish
- refute
- regulate
- rehabilitate
- reimburse
- reinstate
- rejuvenate
- relieve
- relinquish
- remedy
- remit
- remodel
- remunerate
- render
- render inert
- render null and void
- renew
- renovate
- reorganize
- repair
- repay
- repeal
- reply
- repudiate
- requite
- rescind
- respond
- restore
- result in
- retaliate
- retire
- retort
- retouch
- retract
- retread
- retrieve
- return
- return the compliment
- revamp
- review
- revise
- revive
- revoke
- reward
- right
- rule out
- run along
- run away
- satisfy
- save
- say one is sorry
- scratch one's back
- scrub
- secure
- serve out
- serve to
- set
- set aside
- set off
- set right
- set straight
- set to rights
- set upright
- settle
- settle a score
- settle up
- sew
- shape up
- share
- shove off
- skip out
- solicit
- solve
- soothe
- sort out
- split
- spring for
- square
- square things
- square up
- stabilize
- stand in for
- steady
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up
- straining
- stretching
- substitute
- supplicate
- suppress
- surpass
- swap
- sweeten the pot
- swing
- swing for
- take a hike
- take a powder
- take care of
- take flight
- take leave
- take off
- take one's medicine
- take over
- take precedence
- take the rap for
- tie
- tip the scales
- tit for tat
- touch up
- touching
- trade
- travel
- treat
- trend
- turn
- turn around
- turn over new leaf
- turn things around
- undo
- upgrade
- vacate
- vacillate
- vamoose
- verge on
- vindicate
- void
- weigh
- wend
- withdraw
- work up
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