Synonyms of made out

made out

verb

past tense of make out

1

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs

we're not rich, but we're making out all right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coped
• did
• made shift
• made do
• managed
• got by
• got on
• got along
• survived
• made ends meet
• shifted
• fared
• afforded
• carried on
• fended for oneself
• scraped (by or through)
• eked out
• contrived
• lasted
• scrounged
• scraped (out)
• squeezed
• wrung
• wrested
• swung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• fell short
• collapsed
• declined
• slumped
• floundered
• waned
• gave up
• fizzled
• petered (out)

2

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

I can't quite make out what she is trying to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• deciphered
• recognized
• saw
• grasped
• comprehended
• appreciated
• got
• caught on (to)
• perceived
• realized
• picked up on
• made
• conceived
• discerned
• sensed
• tumbled (to)
• savvied
• seized
• registered
• assimilated
• apprehended
• dug
• beheld
• caught
• decoded
• intuited
• cottoned (to or on to)
• took in
• compassed
• twigged
• grokked
• cognized
• absorbed
• digested
• penetrated
• fathomed
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misread
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived

3

as in pretended

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• made a show
• made believe
• let on
• made a pretense
• posed
• put on an act
• dissembled
• put up a front
• acted
• dissimulated
• played
• affected
• put on
• masqueraded
• simulated
• playacted
• feigned
• assumed
• concealed
• professed
• impersonated
• camouflaged
• disguised
• faked
• masked
• counterfeited
• shammed
• feinted
• bluffed

4

as in derived

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derived
• understood
• decided
• concluded
• inferred
• thought
• deduced
• reasoned
• extrapolated
• judged
• guessed
• assumed
• drew a conclusion
• gathered
• supposed
• speculated
• read
• ascertained
• found out
• interpreted
• surmised
• construed
• conjectured
• contemplated
• rationalized
• doped (out)
• philosophized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of made out

But the envelope made out to Berent was returned unopened by the Department of State’s Office of General Counsel in May of this year. — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The dashboard of the steering wheel is also made out of Lego, and includes a reverse button if required. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 July 2026

However, the platform sole is made out of lightweight, foam-like material that is virtually weightless. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

The 28-year-old star put a sultry twist on the Y2K-era vest, with her take made out of a medium wash denim that was cut completely open down the bodice. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026

On day three, the entire cake was assembled and slathered with cream and decorated with stripes made out of raspberries and piped stars on a patch of blueberries. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

Mariano said of a scene in the first episode, in which newcomers made out with contestants immediately upon entering the villa without exchanging pleasantries. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Further, Plato’s disdain for Gorgias, Antisthenes’ first teacher, and sophistry in general is clear; in the Platonic dialogue Gorgias, the titular character is made out to be rather foolish. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

My personal favorite piece from the collection is this adorable side table made out of birchwood plywood. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026