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Synonyms & Antonyms of make out
1
to meet one's day-to-day needs
- we're not rich, but we're making out all right
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2
to have a clear idea of
- I can't quite make out what she is trying to say
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- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- assimilate,
- behold,
- catch,
- catch on (to),
- cognize,
- compass,
- comprehend,
- conceive,
- cotton (to or on to),
- decipher,
- decode,
- dig,
- discern,
- get,
- grasp,
- grok,
- intuit,
- know,
- make,
- perceive,
- recognize,
- register,
- savvy,
- see,
- seize,
- sense,
- tumble (to),
- twig,
- understand
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3
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
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4
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 for make out
- conclude,
- decide,
- deduce,
- derive,
- extrapolate,
- gather,
- infer,
- judge,
- reason,
- understand
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The first known use of make out was in the 15th century
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