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 Weather was not a factor, and the plane never made it into the air. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 What doesn't seem as immediately obvious when mapping out the Artemis IV mission outline, though, are the steps that Starship will be taking during its refueling process before the astronauts ever make it to space. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Dallas players run through a sea of fans inside a luxury area at AT&T Stadium to get back to the team locker room, and Pickens made his way through the walkway just seconds after the football made it through the uprights. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The Lions have never won MLS Cup or made it to the MLS Cup Final. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make it

Recent Examples of Synonyms for make it

Phrase

That effort is far more likely to raise overall government spending than cut it.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
But representation alone won’t cut it, said Julián Castro, chief executive of the Latino Community Foundation.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

Trump officials asked a cybersecurity agency to secretly acquire a voting machine — and hack it.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
In our high-cost, high-housing-cost economy, industries that hire a preponderance of high-income workers are going to be able to hack it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hack it

Phrase

Anthropic knows its consumer business is a weakness, and potentially a blind spot its competitors could exploit to get ahead.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
In particular, the United States and Israel must share real-time intelligence about the evolving nature of Iranian and Houthi targeting capabilities and weapons, so that maritime coalition members can get ahead of the innovation curve.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

At National Mortgage Center, another DSCR lender, even buyers of short-term rentals can often be approved, and sometimes multifamily projects of more than five units make the grade.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make the grade

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

Gleb is a successful businessman, a Russian muzhik made good—wealthy, sturdy, practical—who owns a logistics company in a midsize, provincial city.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Cecil oversaw the opening of The Inn in 2001, making good, more than a century later, on his great-grandfather’s original vision for a hotel component to his country estate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026