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 Both had made it to the third week of training, with Hell Week, the infamous 5 1/2-day endurance test starting in the fourth week. — James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026 We‘ve made it to what many have told us is one of the most beautiful stadiums in College football. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 But the council member nevertheless made it into the general election against Bass, and dominated their second debate, hosted in August by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Avast, Bitdefender, LifeLock, Malwarebytes, Nord, and Kaspersky all also made it into the list. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has also come to the defense of the filmmakers, arguing that the backlash has spilled over from the film to the lives and livelihoods of the people who made it. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 DeLonge has never been shy about supporting his home team, who have never won a World Series and last made it to the championship in 1998, when they were swept by the Yankees. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Jones was a top high school recruit out of Venice High School, which made it to the state semifinals in 2025. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 As recently as 2010, his album For You made it up to Number 48 on the chart. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made it

Phrase

That effort is far more likely to raise overall government spending than cut it.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
But representation alone won’t cut it, said Julián Castro, chief executive of the Latino Community Foundation.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Another Spanish-language filmmaker, Chile’s Pablo Larraín, has arguably already made the grade.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of made the grade

Phrase

That brought up the right-handed-hitting Díaz, who got ahead 3-1 in the count after Ashby threw two pitches in the dirt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of got ahead

Phrase

Gleb is a successful businessman, a Russian muzhik made good—wealthy, sturdy, practical—who owns a logistics company in a midsize, provincial city.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
But the complaint alleges that the company hasn’t made good on promise its name denotes.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026