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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Relevance

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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 But the president has done little to hide his frustration over his inability to make good on that pledge. — Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 Firefighters were able to make good progress in furthering the fire’s containment due to better weather conditions Tuesday, the US Forest Service - Fishlake National Forest said in an update. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The Italian brand, founded in 1895 and still family-run today, has always focused on making good coffee while staying relevant in current pop culture. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 YouTube has made good on a provision in a 2025 distribution agreement with NBCUniversal, launching the ad-free tier of Peacock on its channel store. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for make good

Recent Examples of Synonyms for make good

Phrase

Arraez was named an All-Star for the fourth time after making it in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Meanwhile, fans watched in near standstill traffic, struggling to make it to the stadium, which will soon be packed with about 70,000 people.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

The Omdia data shows that 68% of enterprises plan to evaluate changes to their observability solutions within the next six months, your window to get ahead of the cost curve rather than respond to it.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.

— James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

Snowflake is getting there by separating the context a customer declares from the context the platform derives on its own.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Even if the previous year’s partner shows up late, Kempenaers notes, the one who got there first will typically stay with its new partner.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026