MAKES UP Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

makes up

verb

Definition of makes up next

present tense third-person singular of make up

as in comprises

to be all the substance of the book is made up of 20 chapters

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as in devises

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project

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as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"

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It’s been tough to look at who comprises the Penguins’ bottom-six forwards and not conclude that Puljujärvi belongs in the lineup.

Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The two-story home, being sold furnished, comprises two wings connected by an airy hallway.

Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025

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