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.

On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to make, such as: abolish, accomplish, achieve, act, allow, appreciate, assemble.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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abides by

  • defends
  • follows
  • fulfills
  • holds to
  • keeps to
  • lives up to
  • makes good
  • meets
  • obeys
  • satisfies
  • stands by

bacchanal

  • bacchanalia
  • binger
  • carouser
  • celebration
  • gala
  • merrymaker
  • orgy
  • partier
  • party animal
  • partygoer
  • reveler
  • reveller
  • saturnalia

bacchanals

  • bacchanalia
  • bingers
  • carousers
  • celebrants
  • celebrations
  • merrymakers
  • orgies
  • partiers
  • party animals
  • partygoers
  • revelers
  • revellers
  • soirees
  • soirées
  • wassailers

backup

  • alternate
  • bear out
  • coagulate
  • gel
  • harden
  • jam
  • makeshift
  • proxy
  • replacement
  • stopgap
  • substitute

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