MADE SHIFT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

made shift

phrase

past tense of make shift

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs They were able to make shift without borrowing money.

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made do

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One resourceful guest made do with a powdered barrister’s wig, perhaps left over from a previous Halloween costume, while others stuffed balloons of varying sizes down their t-shirts.

— Simone Cook, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
The 2019 Speedster followed in a long line of roofless performers dating back to the earliest days of the company, but that machine made do with a cumbersome fabric top that took minutes to manually attach.

— Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

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