makes

The word “makes” has 1 syllable: makes.

It's pronounced as /meɪks/.

What is synonym and antonym for makes?

In the thesaurus, “makes” has 90 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for makes

accomplishes
achieves
act
appreciates
assembles
attains
brings
builds
calculates
carry out
cause
causes
closes
coerces
collect
compels
compose
comprehends
conduct
constitutes
constructs
create
creates
deciphers
do
does
draw
drive
earns
enacts
establish
estimates
executes
feels
figures
force
forces
form
fulfills
fulfils
gains
garners
generate
generates
get
gets
go
grasps
guesses
head
heads
implements
invest
judges
knows
lands
looks
manufacture
manufactures
meet
move
obligates
obliges
obtains
organize
pass
passes
perform
performs
prepare
produce
produces
prompts
puts
reach
realizes
reaps
receive
recognizes
represent
require
seems
sees
shuts
start
supposes
think
turns
understands
wins

Antonyms for makes

abolishes
allows
break
breaks up
cancels
computes
demolishes
destroy
destroys
devastates
disarrange
disassembles
dismantles
dismembers
eradicates
explodes
fail
fails
flattens
forfeits
gives
halt
idle
impedes
invalidates
kills
knocks down
leave
lets
levels
limits
lose
loses
measures
miss
misses
neglect
opens
pays
permits
pulls down
pulverizes
repeals
restricts
revokes
ruin
ruins
scales
shatters
smashes
stay
stop
strikes
suppresses
takes down
tears down
unlocks
wrecks

Meanings of makes

noun

Brand or kind; model.
Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
A person's character or disposition.
The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
Quantity produced, especially of materials.
A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
(usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present or future target of seduction (usually female).
A promotion.
A home-made project.
Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
A made basket.
The closing of an electrical circuit.
Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
A halfpenny.
An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.

verb

To create.
To behave, to act.
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
To constitute.
To add up to, have a sum of.
(construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
(usually stressed) To bring into success.
(ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
(ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
(ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
(ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
(of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
(law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
To proceed (in a direction).
To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
To move at (a speed).
To appoint; to name.
To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
To defecate or urinate.
To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
To enact; to establish.
To develop into; to prove to be.
To form or formulate in the mind.
To perform a feat.
To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
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.
To increase; to augment; to accrue.
To be engaged or concerned in.
To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
To take the virginity of.
To have sexual intercourse with.

Example Sentences

She makes the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted.
The artist makes beautiful sculptures from recycled materials.
Hard work and dedication makes a significant difference in achieving success.
He makes his own furniture, showcasing his woodworking skills.
This new software makes it easier to manage projects and collaborate with teams.

On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to makes, such as: abolishes, accomplishes, achieves, act, allows, appreciates, assembles.

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