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produce
force
appoint
create
prepare
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amount to
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- amount to
- total
- constitute
- add up to
- count as
- tot up to
gain a place in
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- gain a place in
- achieve a place in
- get into
- attain a place in
calculate
make away or off with something
make do
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- manage
- cope
- improvise
- muddle through
- get along or by
- scrape along or by
make for something: head for
make for something: contribute to
succeed
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- succeed
- be successful
- prosper
- be a success
- arrive
- get on
- make good
- cut it
- get ahead
- make the grade
- crack it
- make it big
- get somewhere
- distinguish yourself
get better
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make off
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- flee
- clear out
- abscond
- fly
- bolt
- decamp
- hook it
- do a runner
- run for it
- slope off
- cut and run
- beat a hasty retreat
- fly the coop
- make away
- skedaddle
- take a powder
- take to your heels
- run away or off
make out: make love
make something out: see
make something out: understand
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- understand
- see
- work out
- grasp
- perceive
- follow
- realize
- comprehend
- fathom
- decipher
- suss (out)
- get the drift of
make something out: pretend
make something up
make up
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- settle your differences
- shake hands
- make peace
- bury the hatchet
- call it quits
- forgive and forget
- mend fences
- become reconciled
- declare a truce
- be friends again
make up for something: compensate for
make up for something: offset
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- offset
- balance out
- compensate for
- redeem
- cancel out
- neutralize
- counterbalance
- counterweigh
make up something
make up to someone
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- flirt with
- be all over
- come on to
- chase after
- court
- pursue
- woo
- run after
- chat up
- curry favour with
- make overtures to
- make eyes at
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for make
to cause to come into existence
to be the cause of
to create by forming, combining, or altering materials
to cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance
to put in force or cause to be by legal authority
to proceed in a specified direction
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to be the constituent parts of
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make out: to perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty
make out: to perceive and recognize the meaning of
make out: to progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances
make out: to engage in kissing, caressing, and other amorous behavior
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make over: to change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document
make up: to use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving
make up: to compose or recite without preparation
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make up: to act as an equalizing weight or force to
make up: to reestablish friendship between
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Synonyms for make
the act of mixing cards haphazardly
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engage in
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make or cause to be or to become
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- beget
- father
- sire
- engender
- mother
- generate
- bring forth
- get
- procreate
- reproduce
- multiply
- regenerate
- clear
- distil
- distill
- extract
- educe
- derive
- spume
- suds
- froth
- lay down
- establish
- make
- puncture
- twine
- cleave
- track
- institute
- bring
- short
- short-circuit
- re-create
- grind
- initiate
- originate
- start
- yield
- give
- make for
- wreak
- work
- play
- bring up
- call down
- conjure
- conjure up
- invoke
- call forth
- put forward
- arouse
- evoke
- stir
- raise
- create by mental act
- create mentally
- create
- actualise
- actualize
- realize
- substantiate
- realise
- cause
- do
- turn in
- put on
- bear
- turn out
- create from raw material
- create from raw stuff
- build
- construct
- assemble
- put together
- tack together
- set up
- piece
- tack
- style
- strike
- copy
- create verbally
- compose
- write
- choreograph
- direct
- film
- film-make
- recreate
- offset
- scrape
- produce
- give rise
- bring about
- press
- prepare
- cut
- beat
- chop
- manufacture
- shell
- blast
- elicit
- provoke
- enkindle
- kindle
- fire
- incorporate
- form
- organize
- organise
- redo
- refashion
- remake
- make over
- cook up
- fabricate
- invent
- make up
cause to do
give rise to
create or manufacture a man-made product
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- breed
- redo
- refashion
- remake
- make over
- prefabricate
- underproduce
- output
- pulse
- pulsate
- clap together
- clap up
- slap together
- customise
- customize
- custom-make
- tailor-make
- dummy
- dummy up
- turn out
- machine
- churn out
- overproduce
- elaborate
- put out
- laminate
- bootleg
- generate
- yield
- render
- give
- return
- create
- make
- extrude
- squeeze out
- smelt
- reproduce
- preassemble
- fudge together
- throw together
- publish
- confect
- proof
- burn
- cut
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
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earn on some commercial or business transaction
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
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reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
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be or be capable of being changed or made into
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make by shaping or bringing together constituents
make by combining materials and parts
act in a certain way so as to acquire
reach a destination, either real or abstract
carry out or commit
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form by assembling individuals or constituents
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put in order or neaten
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have a bowel movement
undergo fabrication or creation
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be suitable for
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constitute the essence of
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gather and light the materials for
prepare for eating by applying heat
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
favor the development of
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