MAKE GOOD Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

make good

phrase

variants or make good on

Definition of make good

as in fulfill

to do what is required by the terms of He made good on his promise to pay back the loan within a year.

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as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She made good as a musician when she moved to New York City.

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Recent Examples of make good And, given his high release point, deceptive delivery and deep repertoire, where batters can’t often make good contact. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Boston hardcore upstart Haywire is already making good on its promise to bring its music to as many people as possible. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 Simpson executed the plays called, made good decisions and was accurate. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 So aldermanic opponents of the mayor reacted strongly when Steven Mahr, then Johnson’s acting CFO, hedged last month on whether the city would make good. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make good

Recent Examples of Synonyms for make good

Phrase

An inmate ran out of a preliminary hearing at the Fairfield Courthouse Tuesday afternoon, knocking down a deputy district attorney and making it out of the courtroom before he was quickly apprehended, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Current star had a standout performance alongside her sister Tabitha, helping their nation qualify for its first Women’s World Cup by making it to the semifinals of this tournament alongside Cameroon, Morocco and South Africa.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

Gausman opened the following inning by getting ahead of Murakami 0-2 but followed with three straight balls, and the Sox slugger unloaded on a low fastball.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Our goal became to build a model that could get ahead of that lag, digitizing doctors’ clinical judgment and predicting a patient’s trajectory before the APACHE score was calculable.

— Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

There are a lot of great things about New York, but getting there and navigating will always be a hassle.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The Minnesota State Fair is just a week away, and one of the most stressful parts of the experience is figuring out how to get there.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026