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

On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026

This system is made out of the same material – super steel and a titanium alloy – that Honor uses for its folding phone hinges. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

The inner-tongue tag then features a drive-thru graphic, and faint cracking can be made out on the upper to mimic the adobe restaurant. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 May 2026

Not all loafers need to be made out of black leather. —Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026

Also inside are wood tables and benches that Hildenbrand made out of black walnut wood from Washington state. —Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Lucas had the opportunity to ask a question to the Artemis II crew and inquired about what Rise was made out of. —ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

The chair's material is made out of smooth leather and textured fabric, giving it a premium feel while minimizing wear and tear. —George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

Others, though, made out well this past weekend, as Morgan and Canales waited until after the draft to add to their rooms. —Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026