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make up for
Synonyms and Antonyms of make up for
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday Synonyms annul, cancel (out), compensate (for), correct, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, offset (for), negative, neutralizeRelated Words invalidate, negate, neuter, nullify; atone (for); outbalance, outweigh, redeem; redress, relieve, remedy; override, overrule
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