Synonyms of makes up

makes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of make up

1

as in comprises

to be all the substance of

the book is made up of 20 chapters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprises
• constitutes
• composes
• forms
• embodies
• incorporates
• fills (out)
• complements
• integrates
• epitomizes
• personifies
• supplements
• completes
• incarnates
• materializes
• substantiates
• fleshes (out)

2

as in devises

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devises
• concocts
• constructs
• comes up with
• invents
• thinks (up)
• designs
• cooks (up)
• manufactures
• produces
• excogitates
• drums up
• trumps up
• contrives
• vamps (up)
• hatches
• conceives
• dreams
• coins
• fabricates
• imagines
• envisions
• visions
• fantasizes
• visualizes
• envisages
• daydreams
• improvises
• extemporizes
• pictures
• ad-libs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copies
• reproduces
• mimics
• imitates
• replicates
• duplicates
• clones
• reduplicates
• copycats

3

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials

we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• builds
• constructs
• makes
• assembles
• sets up
• creates
• erects
• puts up
• puts together
• pieces
• confects
• manufactures
• produces
• establishes
• designs
• raises
• fabricates
• rears
• generates
• begins
• shapes
• concocts
• rebuilds
• originates
• thinks (up)
• founds
• institutes
• organizes
• fathers
• cooks (up)
• prefabricates
• invents
• constitutes
• initiates
• throws up
• imagines
• frames
• forges
• molds
• inaugurates
• coins
• hammers
• fashions
• rigs (up)
• reedifies
• innovates
• reconstructs
• devises
• conceives
• contrives
• combines
• carpenters
• reassembles
• handcrafts
• unites
• redevelops
• retrofits
• jerry-builds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes down
• destroys
• dismantles
• tears down
• dismembers
• strikes
• knocks down
• levels
• smashes
• pulls down
• flattens
• blows up
• ruins
• wrecks
• shatters
• disassembles
• pulverizes
• devastates
• demounts
• explodes
• demolishes
• razes
• ruinates
• disengages
• disjoins
• detaches
• divides
• separates
• disconnects
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of makes up

And according to market surveys like Guidant Financial, the retail sector makes up about 18 percent of the total small business market share. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

These farms are located in the best Premier and Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay (which makes up about 45 percent of the cuvée), Verzy, Ludes, and Mailly. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

Health insurance makes up almost a quarter of the benefits employers pay workers per hour. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Non-REM sleep makes up more of your sleep right after bedtime, and then REM becomes a higher proportion of sleep in the early morning hours. — Michael R. Nadorff, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Colorado River water makes up 40% of the supplies Phoenix feeds to its customers. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Dark matter makes up a little more than a quarter of the Universe. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Making memory foam breathe Cooling materials can only do so much if warm air remains trapped inside a mattress, so ventilation makes up another substantial part of the design. — New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026

Most defaults are in healthcare, but there are concerns this could spread to software, which makes up 20% of lending. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026