MADE IT Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of made it 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 In a tight 90-minute running (literally) time, Cregger has taken a piece of iconic IP and somehow made it as wildly original and welcome as Barbarian and Weapons. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 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 The billboard was the catalyst that pushed her to book her travel shortly afterward, and the group trip finally made it out of the group chat. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Campbell's Company also made it to Wolfe's tax-selling basket. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made it

Phrase

Anders Dreyer scored his ninth goal — with assists from Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri — in the 42nd minute to cut it to 3-1 at halftime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 31st homer in the eighth to cut it to 4-2, but struck out in his first two times at the plate, running his streak of strikeouts to eight straight plate appearances.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of got ahead

Phrase

So when a story to discuss it all was pitched to him in January, hoping to discuss the year that was, Campbell agreed and made good on his word.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
So when the 21-year-old finally made good on her promise to give Baylee an adventure of her own, the younger sister was ready with a dummy tucked into bed and a getaway outfit consisting of pajamas.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026