Synonyms for make do
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : meyk-doo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪkˌdu |
Top 10 synonyms for make do Other synonyms for the word make do
- acting
- ad hoc
- ad interim
- alternate
- alternative
- Band-Aid
- bear up
- carry on
- changeable
- coin
- contrivance
- cope
- dash off
- do off the top of your head
- do off top of head
- do offhand
- eke out existence
- endure
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- expedience
- expedient
- extemporize
- fake
- fake it
- fare
- fleeting
- for the time being
- fugacious
- fugitive
- get along
- get on
- hit-or-miss
- impermanent
- improv
- improvisate
- jam
- knock off
- look after
- make do
- make out
- make provision for
- make up
- make-do
- makeshift
- momentary
- mortal
- muddle
- overnight
- passing
- perishable
- play it by ear
- practicality
- pro tem
- pro tempore
- provide for
- provisional
- provisory
- quick-and-dirty
- scrape by
- shift
- shifting
- short
- short-lived
- short-range
- short-term
- slapdash
- spark
- speak off the cuff
- stagger
- stay alive
- stopgap
- subsist
- substitute
- summary
- supply
- support
- survive
- sustain
- tactical
- temp
- throw together
- throwaway
- transient
- transitory
- unfixed
- unstable
- volatile
- wing it
Définition of make do
Origin :- Middle English do, first person singular of Old English don "make, act, perform, cause; to put, to place," from West Germanic *don (cf. Old Saxon duan, Old Frisian dua, Dutch doen, Old High German tuon, German tun), from PIE root *dhe- "to put, place, do, make" (see factitious).
- Use as an auxiliary began in Middle English. Periphrastic form in negative sentences ("They did not think") replaced the Old English negative particles ("Hie ne wendon"). Slang meaning "to do the sex act with or to" is from 1913. Expression do or die is attested from 1620s. Cf. does, did, done.
- As in makeshift : adj temporary
- As in temporary : adj lasting only a short while
- As in pro tem : adj temporary
- As in short-range : adj temporary
- As in short-term : adj temporary
- As in expediency : noun stopgap
- As in improvise : verb make up
- As in manage : verb survive, get by
- As in wing it : verb improvise
- As in fend for : verb take care of
Antonyms for make do
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