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

Two teenagers are taking their creativity to the next level with impressive prom dress and prom tux creations, both made out of duct tape. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Two former employees told Fortune that many people made out to the tune of $10 million through the buyouts, including those not in leadership positions. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

The judges are Heidi, Law, Tyra, and Willy, and Christian is on hand to explain which pieces are made out of paper towels. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Charging documents state that Uzarowski submitted invoices bearing the name of Shaw and Sons Amusements and what appeared to be a copy of a personal check made out to the company. — Joseph Debell, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

While her actual dress featured puffy sleeves rendered in ivory silk taffeta, the backup dress had slimmer sleeves and was made out of white silk. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

There was a check made out to Marc Summers for the grand total of 50 bucks. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 Deal Leave it to Lenovo to class up the Chromebook in a whole new way, giving it a stunning OLED display, a luxe-feeling all-metal chassis made out of durable aluminum polycarbonate, and incredible AI performance. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

Jean, of course, isn’t the villain she’s made out to be and, by the end of the film, becomes an ally to Spider-Man. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026