MADE GOOD Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

made good

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variants or made good on

past tense of make good

as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of He made good on his promise to pay back the loan within a year.

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as in succeeded

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She made good as a musician when she moved to New York City.

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Recent Examples of made good Norway made good use of their squad depth in the last 16 win over Brazil with Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup impactful in the second half. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 10 July 2026 YouTube has made good on a provision in a 2025 distribution agreement with NBCUniversal, launching the ad-free tier of Peacock on its channel store. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Monroe wore her wedding suit more than once Monroe made good use of her wedding suit before ever walking down the aisle. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made good

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In the July 6th attack on Kyiv, all twenty-nine ballistic missiles that Russia launched made it through Ukrainian air defenses and hit their targets—a sign that Ukraine may be effectively running out of Patriot interceptors.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
The case made it to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, but it was not picked up by the Supreme Court.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of made it

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Before Hochul even got there this week, an even more establishment figure in the party staked out stronger turf on data centers.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
The story of how Wrobleski got there, in his first full season in the rotation after debuting two years ago, includes plenty of twists and turns.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026