MAKES IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

makes it

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present tense third-person singular of make it

as in succeeds

to reach a desired level of accomplishment His parents convinced him that he could make it in anything he chose to do if he worked hard enough.

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Recent Examples of makes it Two Ways To Buy A Bond Start with what a bond purchase does when the Federal Reserve makes it. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The four of them defend attack after attack from Thorne’s men until — spoiler alert — the accountant makes it to the stand. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026 The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. — Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes it

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Assuming Apple holds the $699 price (or even cuts it to $599 for an entry-level MacBook Neo 2), the Neo will remain a value-for-money option for entering Apple’s ecosystem.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of cuts it

Phrase

The sweet spot for a Moon base, Isaacman said, is a relatively small region near the lunar south pole, and there are tangible implications for who gets there first.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Nashville praises the family, but how exactly that baby gets there…well, you’re not supposed to talk about that.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of gets there

Phrase

Lockheed also highlighted that its FLEX airframe will provide a modular airframe that gets ahead of subcomponent obsolescence, provides future capability enhancements to outpace threats and enable scalability at the production factory.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Each of these plans comes with seasonal pest control that gets ahead of pest activity, but Pro and Premium treatments occur even more frequently during peak pest season.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of gets ahead

Phrase

So, waiting and having a better understanding of all of the candidates nationally makes good sense.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The enterprise software giant on Wednesday delivered better-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter and issued guidance for the current period that makes good on the company's pledge to reaccelerate into the end of the year.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026