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

Noem’s purchases were largely made out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Half of her form-fitting gown was crafted from a black silk material, while the other half was made out of sheer black lace featuring a subtle shimmering sheen. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Sabath isn’t convinced an AI future is as inevitable as it’s being made out to be. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

It’s made out of a four-way stretch, breathable, quick-dry material. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

The parks department also installed a new futsal field, made out of turf panels that are easier and less costly to maintain. — Bella Decrescenzo, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026

Langeliers singled to right center in the third inning and made out as part of a fielder’s choice later in the inning. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Eckman is one of several husbands who disappeared in the recruitment parable the entrepreneuse made out of her life story. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026