make up (for)

verb

Definition of make up (for)next
as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make up (for)
  1. offset
  2. correct
  3. neutralize
Verb
  • As manufacturers worldwide search for ways to offset labor shortages and improve production efficiency, Shanghai Electric is positioning embodied AI as a practical tool for factory automation rather than a standalone robotics showcase.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The video and Internet losses were offset by Charter adding 406,000 mobile wireline subscribers, down from adding 500,000 total mobile wireline subscribers in the year-ago period.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of offset
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  • High jump is a technical event — while physiology matters, the winner tends to be decided by who can best correct their errors as the bar goes up.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • The difficult part was measuring the distortions accurately enough such that the correcting heat could be applied with exact precision.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of correct
Verb
  • With Cope neutralized, the Death Riders 2-v-1’d Christian Cage.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Billionaires pushed two measures on the November ballot that seek to neutralize the billionaire tax and block new taxes on personal property and assets and require audits of new programs funded with special taxes.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of neutralize
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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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