make

The word “make” has 1 syllable: make

It's pronounced as /meɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for make?

In the thesaurus, “make” has 79 synonyms and 55 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for make along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for make

accomplish
achieve
act
appreciate
assemble
attain
bring
build
calculate
carry out
cause
close
coerce
collect
compel
compose
comprehend
conduct
construct
create
decipher
do
draw
drive
earn
enact
establish
estimate
execute
feel
figure
force
form
fulfil
fulfill
gain
garner
gauge
generate
get
go
grasp
guess
head
implement
invest
judge
know
lock
look
manufacture
meet
move
obligate
oblige
obtain
organize
pass
perform
prepare
produce
prompt
put
reach
realize
reap
receive
recognize
represent
require
see
seem
shut
start
suppose
think
turn
understand
win

Antonyms for make

abolish
allow
break
break up
cancel
check
demolish
destroy
devastate
disassemble
dismantle
dismember
eradicate
explode
fail
flatten
forfeit
give
grant
halt
idle
impede
invalidate
kill
knock down
leave alone
let
limit
lose
measure
miss
neglect
open
pay
permit
pull down
pulverize
quash
repeal
repress
rescind
restrict
revoke
ruin
shatter
smash
stay
stifle
stop
strike
subdue
suppress
take down
tear down
wreck

Meanings of make

noun
1. Brand or kind; model.
2. Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
3. Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
4. A person's character or disposition.
5. The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
6. Quantity produced, especially of materials.
7. A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
8. Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
9. (usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present or future target of seduction (usually female).
10. A promotion.
11. A home-made project.
12. Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
13. A made basket.
14. The closing of an electrical circuit.
15. Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
16. A halfpenny.
17. An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.
verb
1. To create.
2. To behave, to act.
3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
4. To constitute.
5. To add up to, have a sum of.
6. (construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
7. (usually stressed) To bring into success.
8. (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
9. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
10. (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
11. (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
12. (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
13. (of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
14. (law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
15. To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
16. To proceed (in a direction).
17. To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
18. To move at (a speed).
19. To appoint; to name.
20. To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
21. To defecate or urinate.
22. To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
23. To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
24. To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
25. To enact; to establish.
26. To develop into; to prove to be.
27. To form or formulate in the mind.
28. To perform a feat.
29. To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
30. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
31. To increase; to augment; to accrue.
32. To be engaged or concerned in.
33. To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
34. To take the virginity of.
35. To have sexual intercourse with.

Example Sentences

She always knows how to make everyone feel welcome at gatherings.
Practice is the key to make progress in learning any skill.
His goal is to make a positive impact on the community through volunteering.
The chef will make your favorite dish if you request it in advance.
With dedication and hard work, you can make your dreams a reality.

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