makes up (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of make up (for)
as in offsets
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 makes up (for)
  1. offsets
  2. corrects
  3. neutralizes
Verb
  • The global economy, meanwhile, is proving more resilient than expected as the AI investment boom offsets some of the energy shock from the Middle East conflict.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Longer life offsets costs The researchers also examined whether the additional electronics could be economically justified.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of offsets
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  • This story corrects the number of police officers killed in the strike on the former school.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This measurement corrects a common misconception that white dwarfs are typically blue.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrects
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  • This skincare-forward, creamy formula neutralizes my purple-blue under-eye shadows, faking far more hours slept.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Its star ingredient is a 12% concentration of L-ascorbic acid—a pure, potent form of vitamin C that brightens the complexion and neutralizes free radicals.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutralizes
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