MADE OUT Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

made out

verb

past tense of make out

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs we're not rich, but we're making out all right

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as in understood

to have a clear idea of I can't quite make out what she is trying to say

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of made out Four of the mummified corpses also tested positive for alcohol, which likely came from drinking chicha, a beer made out of maize. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 My oldest gifted me a bouquet of red roses made out of Legos. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2026 In December of 2008, McCauley walked into a Bank of America in downtown Boston with a check from Cook’s company made out to himself for $3 million. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026 Ford said Ahmed’s checks were made out to Ford’s 2019 mayoral campaign and were cashed before the hospital embezzlement scandal. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 The public feed of his account is filled with payments made out to him. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Additionally, there was a jaw piece and the wig, which was made out of muka, a fiber produced from New Zealand flax. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 The news release said investigators were provided a check made out to Palicka for $12,000 from the victim's account in 2021, though police believe the thefts began as early as July 2020. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Vans’ signature checkerboard print can also be made out beneath a translucent outsole. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made out

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Adam has always coped with the world by drawing—his artwork on yellow legal pads and sticky notes illustrates the novel—but now there’s a new girl in school who’s praised for her artwork, and Adam feels his identity as an artist slipping away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The countries that coped best were not always those with the most energy resources.

— Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coped

Verb

Wilkinson argued that the growing relationship between energy and AI should be understood not simply as a way to automate industrial processes, but as an opportunity to expand human capabilities.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As a Haitian Creole speaker, Bichotte Hermelyn understood that meaningful engagement requires communicating with neighbors in their own languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.

— Joey Saban, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of understood

Verb

In 17 of those 19 times, the chatbot cited one of the outlets that pretended to be a local news site.

— Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said Navarrete then drove to his parents’ home with his children and pretended to discovered his parents were dead.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pretended

Verb

This meteorite is believed to have formed from magma derived from the mantle — a planet’s inner layer of hot rock — which later became part of the outer crust.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Once lathered, the formula deploys papin, an enzyme that’s derived from papaya and helps dissolve the glue that binds dead skin cells.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of derived

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Even before Democrats knew the size of their incoming Senate majority, there was agitation from the left against keeping Chuck Schumer as the party’s leader.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
In fact, his friend only sent it across to see if Marchetto knew of another designer who could take it up.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of knew

Verb

Likely voters who decided which candidate to support only recently in seven key Senate races favor Republicans despite an overall Democratic advantage, according to a new poll released Sunday night.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
During a trip to visit one of their company’s labs, the couple decided that the region would be the perfect home to a winery resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of decided

Verb

Deckhand Matt may just be the most audacious toe-stepper to debut in this franchise since Alesia, who, in the last season of Down Under, managed to rearrange the interior team according to her own proclivities.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
This looming ban — slipped into a sweeping budget bill passed by Congress last year — was set to go into effect this November before a bipartisan coalition of senators managed to punt the deadline by a month, to December 11.

— Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026