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 In her songs, stage banter and interviews, Parton always presented herself as a humble, yet audacious mountain dreamer made good. — Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 Pozen counts calendar years, which is what the Damodaran file contains, and on that reckoning the losses of 2000–02 were more than made good by the close of 2006. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The Royals have made good business economics here — with more yet likely to come from the state. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Simpson executed the plays called, made good decisions and was accurate. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Former first-round NBA draft pick Enes Kanter Freedom has made good on his promise to declare for next year's WNBA Draft, officially penning a letter to the league on Monday. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Manufacturers made good use of the material for wartime equipment and, a couple years after the conflict ended, Tupper returned to considering its domestic uses. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 While the children are still young, Kate, who has partnered with JonnyPops on the brand’s Magic of Kindness campaign, has made good manners a priority in her household. — Genevieve Uzamere, PEOPLE, 14 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

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The Religious News Service reported earlier this month that there are at least twelve pastors, seminarians, and former clergy who have run for federal office on the Democratic ballot this year, and that seven had made it through their primaries.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Eventually, with the support of producer Lou Adler, the show made it to the screen.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Crow-Armstrong got ahead 2-1 in the count against lefty Hagen Smith and lined a slider over the right-field wall for the walk-off home run.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026