MAKE IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

make it

phrase

Definition of make it

as in succeed

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 make it There’s speed, experience and even more depth on a team that made it to City final in 2025. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 That could matter in November if both Sullivans make it through the primary. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 The moment made it into the award-winning documentary The Cove, which explores and questions dolphin-hunting practices in Japan. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Giaccone’s whisky collection was, for a time, the biggest in the world, even making it into the Guinness Book of World Records. — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make it

Recent Examples of Synonyms for make it

Phrase

Just relying on farm to table is not going to cut it in any way.

— Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Collusion requires a secret agreement involving teams and the league to deny employment; a team deciding to not sign a player doesn’t cut it.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

So Nvidia’s getting ahead of the whole debacle to find the next pool of money.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
The measure is intended to get ahead of Chinese manufacturers, who have dodged previous US trade barriers by shifting production between a litany of third countries.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026