Synonyms of made it

made it

phrase

past tense of make it

as in flourished

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

His parents convinced him that he could make it in anything he chose to do if he worked hard enough.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flourished
• succeeded
• cut it
• thrived
• arrived
• hacked it
• made the grade
• got there
• got ahead
• made good
• got somewhere
• prospered
• hit it big
• cut the mustard
• excelled
• made one's mark
• won
• came into one's own
• prevailed
• triumphed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• struggled
• floundered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of made it

Stuhlbarg noted a lot of trial and error before arriving at the version of the movie that made it to the screen. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

The team's statement never made it into Prime's postgame discussion. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In Job, a breakout Off–Off Broadway work that made it to Broadway, a tech employee confronted her therapist with a gun and demanded to be reinstated at her job, and then the twists ensued from there. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

None of the resolutions have made it to the president's desk, where Trump would almost certainly veto the measure. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Known as Project Habakkuk, the plan barely made it past the chin-scratching phase. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

None of the resolutions have made it to the president’s desk, where Trump would almost certainly veto the measure. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Quinn Priester, a standout performer last year, never made it out of spring training and underwent season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

During the 2025 legislative session, bills were filed that would have set a similar temperature requirement for state prisons, but neither made it out of committee. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026